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genetics

Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives

Life

Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives

Some chimpanzee populations gained useful DNA from interbreeding with bonobos, and one may even have become more gentle and “bonobo-like” in its brain structure and behaviour

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World's most-spoken languages may have arisen in ancient Iran

Humans

World's most-spoken languages may have arisen in ancient Iran

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Micrograph of sperm

Health

Changes in your sperm reveal if you’ve had a difficult life

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Chinese giant salamanders may already be virtually extinct

Earth

Chinese giant salamanders may already be virtually extinct

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Lizards keep evolving toxic green blood and we don't know why

Life

Lizards keep evolving toxic green blood and we don't know why

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A new synthetic molecule may solve a paradox about life's origin

Life

A new synthetic molecule may solve a paradox about life's origin

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Andy Serkis in Neanderthal make-up

Humans

Can CGI finally convince us that Neanderthals were smart?

Culture

Stem cells may reveal how Neanderthal DNA works in modern humans

Humans

Stem cells may reveal how Neanderthal DNA works in modern humans

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A plague from South Korea is killing frogs and toads worldwide

Earth

A plague from South Korea is killing frogs and toads worldwide

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Chess board

Humans

Superhuman: What human extremes mean for today and tomorrow

What makes exceptional people? Will we need those extreme abilities in future? An unusual book maps the territory, linking individual stories to science

Culture

Humans

People adapted to the cold and got more migraines as a result

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Life

Mistletoe's cells are broken at a fundamental level

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Technology

Serial killer suspect identified using DNA family tree website

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Health

Huge haul of ‘depression genes’ shows it’s a complex condition

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