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Mind

Your genes affect which university you go to but that’s no surprise

A study has found links between a person's genes and university. But intelligence and other complex traits are shaped by both genetics and environment

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David Reich: The truth about us, and where we come from

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David Reich: The truth about us, and where we come from

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People in Chile are currently evolving the ability to digest goat milk

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People in Chile are currently evolving the ability to digest goat milk

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Every man in Spain was wiped out 4500 years ago by hostile invaders

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An adult female Neanderthal hand and arm from the left side.

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Neanderthals had dexterous hands that could have held tools like a pen

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People are more clued up about science than you might think

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A volcano on Flores

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Volcanic eruption may have helped drive real-life hobbits extinct

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A sliver of bone from a girl who was half-Neanderthal, half-Denisovan

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Prehistoric girl had parents belonging to different human species

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Did we really evolve domestic violence? We don't know yet

Analysis

It may be impossible to evolve a large brain if you hibernate

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It may be impossible to evolve a large brain if you hibernate

Mammals that hibernate have smaller brains than those that don’t, suggesting that hibernation limits brain size by reducing annual food intake

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Iceman: Our human history is the real star of a film about Ötzi

Culture

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The truth about intelligence: Do IQ tests really work?

Features

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The truth about intelligence: What makes someone smarter than others?

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The truth about intelligence: How useful is a high IQ?

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