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What Head (and Other) Lice Tell Us About Evolution

The second episode of NOVA’s big evolution special “Becoming Human” premieres tomorrow night at 8 PM ET/PT on PBS. Tuesday night’s show focuses on Homo erectus, the ancestor who became “basically us” almost 2 million years ago, developing the first... Full Article at Discover Magazine | DiscoBlog

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