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World Service,23 Sep 1994,27 mins

Earliest Human Ancestor Found in Ethiopia

Science In Action

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A discovery that pushes human evolutionary history back nearly 1 million years; even more dangers of smoking; the quasar on our doorstep; future of the plastic transistor.

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