ancestors

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"More fossils will help us tell the story of what happened to our ancestors a long time ago -- but because we're the survivors we know that it happened to us."

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

The cooperation between our human ancestors may have been more flexible, without rigid rules about who was allowed to reproduce.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

“My ancestors made things like this to wear and decorate their bodies,” Saar says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Hunting almost certainly began in East Africa, with our ancient ancestors scavenging the kills of other predators.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

As I gaze at the enormous sky laced with jagged clouds and so many shining stars, I think of the ancestors who came before me.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar