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Researchers have concluded that a manned mission to Mars is unlikely to contaminate the planet.
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NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has outlined the space agency's plans for getting humans to Mars.
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What makes it possible for someone to survive for such a long time without being able to breathe ?
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Biological and technological upgrades could eventually turn us in to a race of cybernetic immortals.
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New evidence suggests that dogs may have been man's best friend for far longer than previously thought.
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Chimpanzees in southeastern Senegal have become quite adept at making their own weapons.
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New research suggests that the human chin may have resulted from our ability to cook and soften food.
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Our distant ancestors came in a variety of different shapes and sizes, just like modern humans do today.
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The discovery has pushed back the emergence of the earliest humans by up to 400,000 years.
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The early domestication of wolves by modern humans may have tipped the balance in our favor.
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24-year-old Maggie Lieu has been shortlisted to go to Mars as part of the controversial Mars One project.
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Numerous shark sightings near Newcastle in Australia have been keeping beachgoers out of the water.
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Scientists now believe that Neanderthals were no less advanced that their modern human counterparts.
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Gibbons may communicate in a way that is similar to how early humans spoke millions of years ago.
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An engraving found on a fossilized shell is believed to have been made over 430,000 years ago.
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An ex-NASA employee has insisted that humans walked on the surface of Mars more than 35 years ago.
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Local residents have been forced to seal up their homes to keep out tens of thousands of the red insects.
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Compared to humans, spiders are capable of some impressive feats of speed, strength and endurance.
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Sending humans in to space is set to become more difficult due to cosmic radiation exposure.
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Scientists have revealed new details about our prehistoric ancestors thanks to a fossil thighbone.