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human evolution

2010 preview: Arise, Neanderthal brother

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2010 preview: Arise, Neanderthal brother

The publication of the Neanderthal genome sequence is imminent, so we may finally be able to determine if they interbred with our ancestors

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Richard Wrangham: Cooking is what made us human

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Richard Wrangham: Cooking is what made us human

Opinion

Dogs vs cats: The great pet showdown

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Dogs vs cats: The great pet showdown

Features

Early birds may have dropped teeth to get airborne

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Early birds may have dropped teeth to get airborne

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British bird-feeders may be splitting species

British bird-feeders may be splitting species

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Homosexual selection: The power of same-sex liaisons

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Homosexual selection: The power of same-sex liaisons

Features

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Health

Treating toddlers for autism boosts IQ later

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P. Z. Myers: Mild-mannered scourge of creationists

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P. Z. Myers: Mild-mannered scourge of creationists

Opinion

Charles Darwin: Writing Origin 'like confessing a murder'

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Charles Darwin: Writing Origin 'like confessing a murder'

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Life

Was there a Stone Age apocalypse or not?

A comet blasted North America 13,000 years ago, wiping out its megafauna and early settlers, one group insists. Not a bit of it, the sceptics cry

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Better-looking sportsmen more likely to win

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Life

Gene change in cannibals reveals evolution in action

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Life

Pickled evidence for evolution

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Earth

Balearic goats could grow slow

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