A Lost Human Species May Have Lived on This Island 1 Million Years Ago
A mysterious kind of archaic human was living on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi more than a million years ago, according to new evidence published this week.
2025-08-14 01:00:00 - Ben G Thomas
Also in the news: a new species of prehistoric predatory whale has been found in Australia, potatoes have been revealed to be the products of an ancient hybridisation event involving tomatoes, and much more!
00:00 - Intro
01:08 - Mystery humans were living in Sulawesi over a million years ago
04:50 - New species of prehistoric giraffe found
05:59 - New species of prehistoric whale discovered in Australia
06:56 - Raptor claw trace fossils found
08:06 - Potatoes are the products of an ancient hybridisation event (Potato Science!)
09:18 - Cutting sweet food doesn’t lead to wanting it less
10:21 - Potential gas giant planet in the Alpha Centauri system discovered
11:27 - Coral-shaped rock identified on Mars
12:19 - Blue whales are going quiet
13:35 - Outro (and we got hit by a thunderstorm!)