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A Lost Human Species May Have Lived on This Island 1 Million Years Ago

A mysterious kind of archaic human was living on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi more than a million years ago, according to new evidence published this week.

Also in the news: a new species of prehistoric predatory whale has been found in Australia, potatoes have been revealed to be the products of an ancient hybridisation event involving tomatoes, and much more! 


00:00 - Intro

01:08 - Mystery humans were living in Sulawesi over a million years ago

04:50 - New species of prehistoric giraffe found

05:59 - New species of prehistoric whale discovered in Australia

06:56 - Raptor claw trace fossils found

08:06 - Potatoes are the products of an ancient hybridisation event (Potato Science!)

09:18 - Cutting sweet food doesn’t lead to wanting it less

10:21 - Potential gas giant planet in the Alpha Centauri system discovered

11:27 - Coral-shaped rock identified on Mars

12:19 - Blue whales are going quiet

13:35 - Outro (and we got hit by a thunderstorm!)

Ben G Thomas
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