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human evolution

Mind readers: How we get inside other people's heads

Life

Mind readers: How we get inside other people's heads

Humans have an impressive ability to take on other viewpoints – it's crucial for a social species like ours. So why are some of us better at it than others?

Features

Is this the ancestor of all primates?

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Is this the ancestor of all primates?

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Hungry algae may explain how plants became green

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Hungry algae may explain how plants became green

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What gives the human mind its edge?

Life

What gives the human mind its edge?

Books & Arts

Our earliest primate cousin discovered in Asia

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Our earliest primate cousin discovered in Asia

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Finding the players in the symphony of IQ genes

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Finding the players in the symphony of IQ genes

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'Dawn bird' sees <i>Archaeopteryx</i> return to bird fold

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'Dawn bird' sees Archaeopteryx return to bird fold

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Silent forests are bad news for the trees

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Silent forests are bad news for the trees

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Humans are endurance champs – why do we hate exercise?

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Humans are endurance champs – why do we hate exercise?

Opinion

1 in 13 people have bendy chimp-like feet

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1 in 13 people have bendy chimp-like feet

You may be walking on chimp-like feet without knowing it: at least 1 in 13 of us has feet that are specially adapted for climbing trees

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Roaches have evolved to evade toxic traps

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Inside out

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Early weaning suggests Neanderthals matured faster

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Why penguins dumped flight for flippers

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