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A scan of a brain

Health

A high IQ may protect men from a cause of psychological stress

Men with higher intelligence scores seem less likely to develop psychological problems due to inflammation

News

Ancient finger bone may reveal humanity's path out of Africa

Humans

Ancient finger bone may reveal humanity's path out of Africa

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DNA from another mystery human ancestor lingers in some people

Humans

DNA from another mystery human ancestor lingers in some people

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Neanderthals ambushed cave bears as they awoke from hibernation

Life

Neanderthals ambushed cave bears as they awoke from hibernation

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Children at school

Humans

Does your kids’ DNA matter more than which school they go to?

Analysis

Our ancestors mated with the mystery 'Denisovan' people – twice

Humans

Our ancestors mated with the mystery 'Denisovan' people – twice

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brain pills

Health

The Genius Within: How to be smart in the 21st century

Culture

A person's brain and DNA

Humans

Found: more than 500 genes that are linked to intelligence

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How �鶹��ý readers predicted the Oscar winners

Humans

How �鶹��ý readers predicted the Oscar winners

Features

Neanderthals made the oldest cave art in the world

Humans

Neanderthals made the oldest cave art in the world

We weren’t the only ancient artists – the discovery of 66,700-year-old cave art show our Neanderthal cousins also liked to draw

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Humans

Can you predict the future? Take our Oscars quiz to find out

Features

Life

Work the crowd: How ordinary people can predict the future

Features

Humans

The tamed ape: were humans the first animal to be domesticated?

Features

Health

CRISPR has fixed the genetic cause of a learning disability

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