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2023/09/09

Our ancestors nearly died out, provocative study suggests

The researchers said climate change was the cause.
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September 9, 2023

The population of the ancestors of modern humans crashed after climate change about 930,000 years ago, a genetic study concluded. Other experts aren't convinced by the analysis.

A hominid skull on a black background missing the lower jaw and part of the back of the skull.

Natural History Museum, London, via Alamy

If the research holds up, it will have provocative implications.

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