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Homo sapiens

Only humans fight to the death over matters of pure ideology

Maverick Life, DM168

Only humans fight to the death over matters of pure ideology

by: Rethabile Masilo

Blombos Cave and the birth of human intelligence

Africa, South Africa

Blombos Cave and the birth of human intelligence

by: Don Pinnock

Scientists discover burials, symbols by extinct species in Cradle of Humankind

Sci-Tech, South Africa, Maverick Citizen, Our Burning Planet, Maverick News

Scientists discover burials, symbols by extinct species in Cradle of Humankind

by: Elsabé Brits

The world now has 8 billion people - how evolution made it happen

Magazine, Maverick Life

The world now has 8 billion people - how evolution made it happen

by: Matthew Wills

The seeding of Earth — an experiment that went horribly wrong

Magazine, Maverick Life

The seeding of Earth — an experiment that went horribly wrong

by: Corrie Verbaan

Secrets in the genes – how ancient DNA sheds light on social changes in Africa 50,000 years ago

Africa, Sci-Tech, DM168

Secrets in the genes – how ancient DNA sheds light on social changes in Africa 50,000 years ago

by: Elizabeth Sawchuk, Jessica Thompson and Mary Prendergast

South Africa wasn’t always a land of thirst

South Africa, Our Burning Planet

South Africa wasn’t always a land of thirst

by: Tiara Walters

Ancient human tracks on South Africa’s west coast: 3 reasons they are an exciting find

Magazine, Maverick Life

Ancient human tracks on South Africa’s west coast: 3 reasons they are an exciting find

by: Charles Helm

Origins of modern man revealed — Africa is in us all

Africa, South Africa, World

Origins of modern man revealed — Africa is in us all

by: Shaun Smillie

Africa’s Megaherbivores succumbed to declining woodlands, new research shows

South Africa

Africa’s Megaherbivores succumbed to declining woodlands, new research shows

by: Elsabé Brits

Op-Ed: Hunter-gatherers – the original affluent society

South Africa

Op-Ed: Hunter-gatherers – the original affluent society

by: James Suzman

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