Fossil footprints reveal body size and group dynamics of 1.4-million-year-old human relative
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"Fossil footprints reveal body size and group dynamics of 1.4-million-year-old human relative" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Smithsonian Magazine, Yahoo, CTV News and New Scientist. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Fossil footprints reveal body size and group dynamics of 1.4-million-year-old human relative Phys.org · 91d ago broke it first
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