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The mysterious Little Foot fossil may rewrite hominin history, representing a new human relative

Learn how a new analysis challenges the traditional classifications for ‘Little Foot,’ a famous fossil hominin from South ...

One of the Most Complete Human Ancestors Ever Found Isn’t Who We Thought It Was

Australopithecus is an extinct group of ape-like modern human relatives—or potentially ancestors—that walked upright and ...
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One of the Most Complete Human Ancestor Fossils Called Little Foot May Be New Species

After decades of excavation and debate, a new analysis argues that Little Foot — one of the most complete hominin fossils ...

Prometheus statue at Rockefeller Center gets a golden makeover

The Prometheus statue that sits right next to the iconic skating rink at Rockefeller Center was recently regilded with sheets ...
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A 4,900-Year-Old Tree Called Prometheus Was Once The World's Oldest. Then, A Scientist Cut It Down

That’s exactly what happened to an unfortunate graduate student named Donald R. Currey back in the summer of 1964, who ended ...