Michael Button
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This Could Be the Greatest Mystery in Human History
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July 28, 2026
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For almost all of history, we weren't alone.
Neanderthals, Denisovans, Homo erectus, Homo floresiensis and others all shared the world with us. They made tools, buried their dead, created art, cared for the sick and even interbred with our own species.
So if they were so similar to us... why are we the only humans left?
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