Humans
Evolution of cognition might be down to brain chemistry
The prefrontal cortex, the "thinking" part of our brain, has a radically different chemical balance from that found in chimps and macaques
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Life
Mammoth mystery: Why giants no longer rule the north
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Environment
Biology’s ‘dark matter’ hints at fourth domain of life
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Environment
Steady beats flashy in evolution death match
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Humans
Modern bodies: Our 10,000-year makeover
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Physics
Move over, Einstein: Machines will take it from here
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Life
Kindergarten co-op: How babysitting made us brainy
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Environment
Fire did not spark human colonisation of cold Europe
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Humans
Fluid societies powered human evolution
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Humans
Key to humanity is in missing DNA
It's not the genes we have, but how we use them. Losing chunks of DNA let our brains grow, got rid of beastly whiskers and made sex more intimate
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Health
Tumours could be the ancestors of animals
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Zoologger: Megamouth, the shark that has to suck it up
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Earth
Evolution races to keep up with climate change
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Life
Primordial Pac-Man: Oil droplet hints at life’s origin
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