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A brief history of the brain

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A brief history of the brain

David Robson tracks the evolution of our brain from its origin in ancient seas to its dramatic expansion in one ape – and asks why it is now shrinking

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Metamorphosis: Evolution's freak factory

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Metamorphosis: Evolution's freak factory

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Brainy molluscs evolved nervous systems four times

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Brainy molluscs evolved nervous systems four times

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Advanced birds lived alongside 'hairy' dinosaurs

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Advanced birds lived alongside 'hairy' dinosaurs

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Artificial cells made to reproduce thanks to DNA

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Synthetic yeast will evolve on command

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Bonobo Eden: At home with the peace-and-love apes

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Bonobo Eden: At home with the peace-and-love apes

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Evolutionary mystery of female orgasm deepens

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Evolutionary mystery of female orgasm deepens

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South African fossils halfway between ape and human

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South African fossils halfway between ape and human

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Svante Pääbo: The man rewriting human evolution

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Svante Pääbo: The man rewriting human evolution

He sequenced the Neanderthal genome and then discovered a whole new type of human. What's next?

Opinion

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Death in dolphins: do they understand they are mortal?

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Your brain chemistry existed before animals did

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Sex at sea lets female elephant seals stay in control

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Evolutionary theory can make street life better

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