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'When it comes to human evolution Chris Stringer is as close to the horse's mouth as it gets . . . The Origin of Our Species should be the one-stop source on the subject. Read it now'   BBC Focus  

Do all humans originate from Africa? How did we spread across the globe? Are we separate from Neanderthals, or do some of us actually have their genes? When did humans become 'modern' - are...

Have you ever wondered why our bodies look and work and fail the way they do?

One of the world's leading experts in evolutionary history, Neil Shubin reveals that if we want to understand our limbs we should take a close look at Tiktaalik, the first fish capable of doing a push-up; that if we want to know why we hiccup, the answer is in the way fish breathe; and explains why it is that fish teeth are...