Technology
Reroute town’s traffic to get emergency vehicles through
Using a network of vehicle sensors – and "evolutionary algorithms" – to rejig traffic could one day get emergency responders on the scene faster
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Life
Spicy food on the menu 6000 years ago
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Health
Health myths: We should live and eat like cavemen
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Humans
Early South Americans conquered the Atacama desert
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Life
Time-lapse footage shows snail embryo in high gear
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Humans
Ancient pawns: pieces from 5000-year-old board games?
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Health
Dangerous biofilm bacteria evolve to be easy to treat
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Humans
First bone tools suggest Neanderthals taught us skills
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Environment
Forget doggy paddle – apes prefer breaststroke
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Humans
Arabian flights: Early humans diverged in 150 years
Most detailed analysis yet of Y chromosomes reveals how rapidly humans split into three groups in Arabia after emerging from Africa
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Environment
Monogamy evolved to keep baby-killers away
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Life
Zoologger: The pint-sized sabre-toothed opossum
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Environment
First evidence of what peahens look at in a mate
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Life
Gut bacteria vital in evolution of new animal species
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