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books and art

The silhouettes of two people sat talking over a table

Humans

It only takes a few gene tweaks to make a human voice

Our capacity for complex speech might come from tiny tweaks to existing monkey genes that gave us flatter faces and more refined larynxes

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A group of macaques

Life

Low-ranked female monkeys band together against their leaders

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Twisted carbon nanotubes harness waste energy and put it to work

Technology

Twisted carbon nanotubes harness waste energy and put it to work

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Swimming pool vents and steps resemble eyes and mouth

Life

Monkeys can see faces in inanimate things, just like us

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Humans

A tale of how imagination came to be loses sight of the evidence

Culture

Two actors on a stage

Technology

A play called Against doesn’t know what it’s for

Culture

We really can run the world on renewable energy – here’s how

Earth

We really can run the world on renewable energy – here’s how

Comment

drilling site in Lancashire

Earth

The push for UK fracking may be 55 million years too late

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Letters from Charles Darwin

Life

'Radical’ new biography of Darwin is unreliable and inaccurate

Culture

One chimp embracing another

Life

Grown-up chimps are less likely to help distressed friends

Chimpanzees of all ages will comfort upset companions, but adult chimps do it less – perhaps because they are more selective about who they help

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Life

Monkeys can be tricked into thinking all objects are familiar

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Gas-filled black balloons create eerie floating worlds

Regulars

Space

America's total eclipse: The best guides to how to prepare

Culture

Technology

AI artist conjures up convincing fake worlds from memories

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