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Oldest ever human genome sequence may rewrite human history

Fossils from Spain’s “pit of bones“ have yielded 430,000-year-old nuclear DNA that reveals Neanderthals in the making - and the need for a rethink over our origins

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A lot of plastic bottles

Earth

Bacteria found to eat PET plastics could help do the recycling

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Humans

A Natural History of Human Morality: Why being good is a miracle

CultureLab

Europe apes

Life

Key moments in human evolution happened far from our Africa home

Features

Lizards in amber

Life

Dinosaur-era geckos and chameleons perfectly preserved in amber

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Chimp holding big stone at foot of tree

Life

What do chimp ‘temples’ tell us about the evolution of religion?

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fossil nervous system

Life

Exquisite fossils reveal oldest nervous system ever preserved

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The different kinds of stickleback fish side by side

Life

Super-fast evolving fish splitting into two species in same lake

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Gentler attack on cancer may mean we can live with it for longer

Life

Gentler attack on cancer may mean we can live with it for longer

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Wild gorillas compose happy songs that they hum during meals

Life

Wild gorillas compose happy songs that they hum during meals

Humming their individual songs may be a way for gorillas to communicate dinner times and contentment with their meals

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Life

The crying game: How tears can work for you

Features

Life

Why I think genitals reveal the universe’s biological diversity

Opinion

Life

Why Only Us: The language paradox

CultureLab

Humans

Our first sex with Neanderthals happened 100,000 years ago

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