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What gives the human mind its edge?

Life

What gives the human mind its edge?

In The Human Spark: The science of human development, psychologist Jerome Kagan examines what it is to be human – and draws controversial conclusions

Books & Arts

Finding the players in the symphony of IQ genes

Life

Finding the players in the symphony of IQ genes

News

'Dawn bird' sees <i>Archaeopteryx</i> return to bird fold

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'Dawn bird' sees Archaeopteryx return to bird fold

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Silent forests are bad news for the trees

Life

Silent forests are bad news for the trees

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Humans are endurance champs – why do we hate exercise?

Life

Humans are endurance champs – why do we hate exercise?

Opinion

1 in 13 people have bendy chimp-like feet

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1 in 13 people have bendy chimp-like feet

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Roaches have evolved to evade toxic traps

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Roaches have evolved to evade toxic traps

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Life

Early weaning suggests Neanderthals matured faster

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Life

Inside out

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Why penguins dumped flight for flippers

Life

Why penguins dumped flight for flippers

Energy profiles of diving seabirds reveal they sacrifice flying efficiency to swim better, edging towards flightlessness

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Life

Dinosaur dads may not have looked after the kids

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Earth

Did tectonic rift push apes and monkeys apart?

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Life

Early hominins couldn't have heard modern speech

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Life

First land animals kept their fish faces

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