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Jan 20, 2015 07:52 AM EST

Earth's Earliest Primates Used Mobile Ankles to Swing from Trees

Researchers are taking a look back at some of our earliest ancestors. They've gotten a closer look at the ankles of Earth's first primates and have discovered a bit more about how they lived.

Sep 30, 2014 05:57 AM EDT

Ancient Human Skeleton Sheds Light on the Evolution of Our Genome

Scientists have taken a look at a skeleton of a man that lived 2,330 years ago, and have discovered new information about the evolution of humans and our earliest common genetic ancestry.