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Cover Stories
How did dogs get to the Americas? An ancient bone fragment holds clues
New dating techniques reveal Australia’s oldest known rock painting
CT scans of Egyptian mummy reveal new details about the death of a pivotal pharaoh
A genetic variant inherited from Neanderthals reduces the risk of severe COVID-19
Climate change likely drove the extinction of North America’s largest animals
Neanderthals and Homo sapiens used identical Nubian technology
Neanderthal genes altered neurodevelopment in modern human brain organoids
On the origin of our species
Ancient seashell instrument resonates after 18,000 years
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