1. Just Discovered: A New Human Species With Small Brains Who Buried Their Dead
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A reconstruction of Homo naledi’s head by paleoartist John Gurche.
2. Quiz! Are You More Homo Erectus, Homo Naledi, Or Australopithecus Africanus?
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3. Scientists Shocked The World With A Brand New Species Of Man — But Who Owns The Bones?
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A composite skeleton of H. naledi is surrounded by some of the hundreds of other fossil elements recovered from the cave.
4. Obama’s Alaska Trip Highlights History Of Arctic Mania
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5. I Got A Computer Chip Implanted Into My Hand. Here's How It Went.
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6. Experts Have Just Found Gas Leaking Out Of 1,000 Spots In New York City
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7. The Children Who Leave Autism Behind
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8. Killing Off Wild Predators Is A Stupid Idea
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9. Why California's Pistachio Trees Are Shooting Blanks
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