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Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives

Life

Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives

Some chimpanzee populations gained useful DNA from interbreeding with bonobos, and one may even have become more gentle and “bonobo-like” in its brain structure and behaviour

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Ape ‘midwives’ spotted helping female bonobos give birth

Life

Ape ‘midwives’ spotted helping female bonobos give birth

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Harsh: Europe's cannabis died just as the first farmers arrived

Humans

Harsh: Europe's cannabis died just as the first farmers arrived

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Physics

What Is Real? A tale of how big egos hijacked quantum physics

Culture

Worst-case climate change scenario is even worse than we thought

Earth

Worst-case climate change scenario is even worse than we thought

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We messed up our figures on how much carbon dioxide is too much

Earth

We messed up our figures on how much carbon dioxide is too much

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Health

Gallery of terrifying gynaecological tools from past 200 years

Regulars

Tourism is four times worse for the climate than we thought

Earth

Tourism is four times worse for the climate than we thought

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A dozen lemurs turn to face the camera

Technology

Monkey face recognition app can help spot endangered primates

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Bonobos barely use their opposable thumbs when climbing trees

Life

Bonobos barely use their opposable thumbs when climbing trees

Apes and humans are famed for their opposable thumbs, but our close cousins the bonobos regularly swing through trees without using their thumbs

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Earth

The real palm oil problem: it's not just in your food

Insight

Earth

A mix-up means US air pollution is way worse than thought

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Earth

Humans may be to blame for a big earthquake in South Korea

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Health

Finger-prick test reveals fetus's sex in the first trimester

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