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Peru

Life

Monkeys made their way from Africa to South America at least twice

Two lineages of ancient monkey migrated from Africa to South America more than 30 million years ago. But we’re not sure which ones got there first

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Why do so many people become obsessed with UFOs and aliens?

Humans

Why do so many people become obsessed with UFOs and aliens?

Culture

Tom Gauld's fantastic new collection of funny science cartoons

Humans

Tom Gauld's fantastic new collection of funny science cartoons

Regulars

Don't Miss: Apple TV's See, cultural creatures and a virtual ISS

Humans

Don't Miss: Apple TV's See, cultural creatures and a virtual ISS

Culture

Orangutans

Life

Orangutans and other great apes under threat from covid-19 pandemic

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fork and measuring tape

Health

Diets do help you lose weight - but the benefits usually don't last

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Don’t Miss: US on coronavirus, quake escape and the upside of slowdown

Humans

Don’t Miss: US on coronavirus, quake escape and the upside of slowdown

Culture

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: The unsung discoverer of star chemistry

Space

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: The unsung discoverer of star chemistry

Culture

Providence review: Chilling sci-fi where an AI becomes god by accident

Technology

Providence review: Chilling sci-fi where an AI becomes god by accident

Culture

Male bottlenose dolphins synchronise their calls to attract females

Life

Male bottlenose dolphins synchronise their calls to attract females

Bottlenose dolphins in Shark Bay, Australia, form alliances and coordinate the timing of their clicking noises to attract females and deter other males

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Humans

Farming and art arose in New Guinea at same time as Europe and Asia

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Humans

Don’t Miss: Interactive thriller, spring journey and human futures

Culture

Physics

Jim Al-Khalili's The World According to Physics is a thrilling ride

Culture

Definition

Viruses

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