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Lost art of the Stone Age: The cave paintings redrawing human history

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Lost art of the Stone Age: The cave paintings redrawing human history

Newly discovered cave art gives fresh insight into the minds of our ancestors - and upends the idea that a Stone Age cultural explosion was unique to Europe

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Richard Lewontin

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Richard Lewontin: Pioneering evolutionary biologist dies aged 92

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Jungle review: How tropical forests helped shape human evolution

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Jungle review: How tropical forests helped shape human evolution

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New fossil finds show we are far from understanding how humans evolved

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New fossil finds show we are far from understanding how humans evolved

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Newly identified ancestor of Neanderthals complicates the human story

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The surprising, ancient origins of TB, humanity's most deadly disease

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The surprising, ancient origins of TB, humanity's most deadly disease

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photographic memory

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Did you know? Fewer than 100 people have a photographic memory

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Ancient hominins may have needed midwives to help deliver babies

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Brain's movement control centre may have had key role in our evolution

The cerebellum at the back of our brains wasn't thought to have played an important role in human evolution, but a study of its epigenetics suggests otherwise

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How to boost your self-awareness and make better decisions

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Question

Why do we yawn?

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How losing a bone in our noses gave us the ability to enjoy flavour

Culture

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People living 100,000 years ago spent time collecting crystals

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