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Stephen Hawking spent decades warning that humanity faces a simple choice: spread beyond Earth or risk total extinction. The ...

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(CNN) — The first known hand fossils from an extinct human relative have been unearthed in Kenya, revealing a species with unexpected dexterity and a gorilla-like grip. The hand bones, which were ...