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Puzzles of evolution: When did language evolve?

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Puzzles of evolution: When did language evolve?

Some say the first words were sung around a camp fire, others believe they were shouted by hunters – they may even have been in sign language

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Puzzles of evolution: Are some of us hybrids?

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Puzzles of evolution: Are some of us hybrids?

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Reptile grew feather-like structures before dinosaurs

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Reptile grew feather-like structures before dinosaurs

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Chimp prodigy shows signs of human-like intelligence

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Chimp prodigy shows signs of human-like intelligence

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A question of intelligence

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Puzzles of evolution: Why did we lose our fur?

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Puzzles of evolution: Why did we lose our fur?

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Puzzles of Evolution: Why was technological development so slow?

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Puzzles of Evolution: Why was technological development so slow?

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Haze clears on ancient Earth's early atmosphere

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Simple worms are closet brainiacs

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Simple worms are closet brainiacs

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Chinese human fossils unlike any known species

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Chinese human fossils unlike any known species

The newly described Red Deer Cave people show an unusual mixture of modern and primitive features. Where did they come from?

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Microraptor's glossy black feather coat reconstructed

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Middle age: A triumph of human evolution

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The story of language: culture not nature

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Gorilla DNA unlocks secrets of our species

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