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human evolution

Riding with the first cowboys – in 3500 BC

Life

Riding with the first cowboys – in 3500 BC

The site of the world's first "horse farms" has been discovered in Kazakhstan – it dates to well before the oldest known domesticated horses

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The selfless gene: Rethinking Dawkins's doctrine

Life

The selfless gene: Rethinking Dawkins's doctrine

Features

Why are orang-utans so like us?

Life

Why are orang-utans so like us?

Opinion

Review: <i>Adam's Tongue</i> by Derek Bickerton and <i>Finding Our Tongues</i> by Dean Falk

Humans

Review: Adam's Tongue by Derek Bickerton and Finding Our Tongues by Dean Falk

Books & Arts

Bug-eyed fish reveals oldest fossil brain

Life

Bug-eyed fish reveals oldest fossil brain

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Humans may be primed to believe in creation

Life

Humans may be primed to believe in creation

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Life

Spit bacteria could be as distinct as fingerprints

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Fossil footprints reveal our modern walk in the making

Life

Fossil footprints reveal our modern walk in the making

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Life

Did aversion to bitter tastes evolve into moral disgust?

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Life

Drug-resistant gonorrhoea on the rise

The sexually transmitted disease, which can lead to infertility in men and women, is treatable with antibiotics, but resistance is spreading around the globe

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Life

King of the swingers has no use for mirrors

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Life

Map-reading skills change how we view beauty

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Life

Bird-like lungs powered giant pterosaur flight

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Life

Ancient sharks saw the deep sea in colour

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