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Ancestors may have used bone tools to make smoothies

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Ancestors may have used bone tools to make smoothies

A new analysis of million-year-old relicts suggests our ancestors used bone tools to process fruit and to procure their protein from termites in the ground

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Fossil seal had the feet of an otter

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Ape behaviour reveals secrets of human evolution

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Ape behaviour reveals secrets of human evolution

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Freedom from lice may have led to modern allergies

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Freedom from lice may have led to modern allergies

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Earth's tribes unite against climate threats

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Earth's tribes unite against climate threats

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Penis length isn't everything … for barnacle males

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Penis length isn't everything … for barnacle males

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Why some people sneeze when the sun comes out

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Why some people sneeze when the sun comes out

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Apples explain why leaves change colour in autumn

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Apples explain why leaves change colour in autumn

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Do aliens share our genetic code?

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Do aliens share our genetic code?

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Meat now, sex later for Ivorian chimps

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Meat now, sex later for Ivorian chimps

Male chimpanzees in Ivory Coast don't expect sex in return for providing dinner – not straight away, anyway

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'Evolution proof' agents give mosquitoes a slow death

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The battle for Turkey's soul

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Early land visitors borrowed shells for protection

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Code red: How deep reef fish keep in touch

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