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HumansPossibly pivotal human ancestor debated
An ancient species that may have sparked the rise of humankind gets a new appraisal.
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LifeComplex life hit freshwater early
Tiny fossils in Scottish rock show that cells with nuclei had spread beyond the seas by a billion years ago.
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EarthSeismologists rumble over quake clusters
Japan tremor may be part of a second grouping of great quakes since 1900, some scientists say.
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LifeGone fishing, orangutan-style
Apes that catch fish in ponds and eat them raise the possibility that ancient hominids did the same.