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Find out why Neanderthals, with whom early humans in Europe interbred, went extinct.
Learn how Homo sapiens, new in Australia and truly alone, managed to survive and flourish.
Learn why a discovery in Mexico may rewrite the story of early migration to the Americas.
Extras
When Homo sapiens turned up in prehistoric Europe, they ran into the Neanderthals.
Discover a type of ancient human whose genes helped us face down extinction.
Witness the dangers of genetic isolation exemplified by the duck-billed platypus.
Discover the ancient humans living across Asia when Homo sapiens arrived.
The close cultural and genetic link between early Australians and modern-day Aborigines.
Learn how Homo sapiens, new in Australia and truly alone, managed to survive and flourish.
Examine research that suggests we humans are patchwork species of hybrids.
195,000 years ago, Omo-1 was a hunter prowling the east African savanna.
Eva of Naharon was discovered in 2008 on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.