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evolution

Monkey gossip hints at social origins of language

Life

Monkey gossip hints at social origins of language

The discovery that female macaques are far chattier than males helps bolster the theory that human language evolved to forge social bonds

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Recipes for life: How genes evolve

Life

Recipes for life: How genes evolve

Features

Ancient grave reveals 'Flintstone' nuclear family

Life

Ancient grave reveals 'Flintstone' nuclear family

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Life caused explosion in our planet's mineral wealth

Earth

Life caused explosion in our planet's mineral wealth

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Rare fossil find sheds light on evolution of women

Life

Rare fossil find sheds light on evolution of women

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How warfare shaped human evolution

Life

How warfare shaped human evolution

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In search of the missing Stone Age tribes

Earth

In search of the missing Stone Age tribes

Features

Chicken genome plucked bare by inbreeding

Life

Chicken genome plucked bare by inbreeding

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Life

Male-killing bacteria provide a surprise benefit

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Life

Proto-humans mastered fire 790,000 years ago

The charred remains of flint from prehistoric firesides suggest that our ancestors were creating fires long before modern humans

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Life

Why did Neanderthals have such big noses?

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Earth

When did the Earth turn green?

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Life

Creationists declare war over the brain

Opinion

Earth

Volcanic lightning may have sparked life on Earth

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