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First cannabis-based drug approved in the US to treat epilepsy

Health

First cannabis-based drug approved in the US to treat epilepsy

Epidiolex has become the first drug derived from marijuana to win FDA approval in the US, and will be used to treat two forms of childhood epilepsy

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Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives

Life

Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives

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We may have got the evolution of our big brains entirely wrong

Humans

We may have got the evolution of our big brains entirely wrong

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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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Ape ‘midwives’ spotted helping female bonobos give birth

Life

Ape ‘midwives’ spotted helping female bonobos give birth

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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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Humans

Origin of our species: Why humans were once so much more diverse

Features

A scan of a brain

Health

A high IQ may protect men from a cause of psychological stress

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Ancient finger bone may reveal humanity's path out of Africa

Humans

Ancient finger bone may reveal humanity's path out of Africa

A single bone found in the Saudi Arabian desert is at least 85,000 years old, and may shed light on the route early humans took out of Africa

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Humans

DNA from another mystery human ancestor lingers in some people

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Life

Neanderthals ambushed cave bears as they awoke from hibernation

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Humans

Does your kids’ DNA matter more than which school they go to?

Analysis

Humans

Our ancestors mated with the mystery 'Denisovan' people – twice

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