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The Dark Secrets Buried at Red Cloud Boarding School
When Small entered the cemetery for the first time in the summer of 2012, she burned sweetgrass—a plant with spiritual…
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Why Aren’t There Mammals in Super Vivid Colors Like There Are Birds and Bugs?
Graphic: Elena Scotti (Photos: Shutterstock, Getty Images) Giz AsksGiz AsksIn this Gizmodo series, we ask questions about everything and get…
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‘Little Foot’ Skeleton Reveals Human Relative Who Swung Through Trees
A cast of Little Foot in 2005. It would take over a decade for the real thing to be fully…
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What Fossilized Hand Says About Last Human and Chimpanzee Ancestor
Ardipithecus ramidus skull in National Museum of Natural Sciences of Spain.Photo: Tiia Monto More than 1 million years before the…
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Did Neanderthals Have the Capacity for Verbal Language?
Illustration: Elena Scotti (Photos: Getty Images) Giz AsksGiz AsksIn this Gizmodo series, we ask questions about everything and get answers…
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