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Is music an essential part of human evolution? Part 2

Our readers have follow-up thoughts on this intriguing question, highlighting the part music may have played in our survival

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Why do we start growing lots of ear, nose and eyebrow hair as we age?

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How long will it be before the rules for leap years need revision?

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Could a huge, prolonged volcanic eruption happen again?

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Is there evidence disproving that we are part of a simulation? Part 2

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Could there be smaller universes in the particles we know of?

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Group of Asian friends having fun enjoying beach camping in summer

Is music an essential part of human evolution?

Our readers look back to the oldest known musical instrument and consider the role music had in bringing communities together as they answer this question

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If human brains could be made larger, how much smarter could we be?

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How fast am I moving and in which direction? Part 2

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