Could we have found humanity's long lost cousin? A stunning discovery in China has led scientists to think it could be more closely related to humans than Neanderthals, and in doing so raises big new questions about our own evolution. Listen and subscribe to Show Me the Science on Apple Podcasts ,Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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