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Erich von Däniken, Swiss bestselling author who linked ancient civilizations to extraterrestrials, dies at 90

The Swiss author whose bestselling books on the extraterrestrial origins of ancient civilizations brought him international fame

The 22 greatest tools in the history of the world

Hand tools have been revolutionizing the way we live for 2.6 million years

Humanity will reach its peak within just decades, trend shows

And the impending singularity may spell our end even sooner

Ancient fossils in the “Cradle of Humankind” are more than 1 million years older than previously thought

The fossils' updated age makes them several hundred thousand years older than the human ancestor "Lucy"