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You are junk: Why it’s not your genes that make you human

Genes make proteins make us – that was the received wisdom. But from big brains to opposable thumbs, some of our signature traits could come from elsewhere

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Neanderthal and human skulls side by side

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Neanderthal skulls and brains may have developed just like ours

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People at sunset

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Mystery ancient human ancestor found in Australasian family tree

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Rock chimneys spew what looks like smoke although this is actually on the seabed

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Universal ancestor of all life on Earth was only half alive

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Eating each other’s faeces helps earwig young survive famine

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Eating each other’s faeces helps earwig young survive famine

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An aye-aye stares at the camera from a perching spot in a tree

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Boozy primates seek out nectar with the highest alcohol content

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Chimps engage with experiment

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Well-travelled chimps more likely to pick up tools and innovate

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People at graduation ceremony fling their mortar boards in the air

Humans

Are humans still evolving? Growing evidence suggests we are

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Gorillas may have evolved a way to beat a cheating berry plant

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Gorillas may have evolved a way to beat a cheating berry plant

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Artist's impression of two T. rex chasing smaller dinosaurs

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T. rex lookalike suggests that tiny arms developed for a purpose

A new species of dinosaur, Gualicho shinya, had tiny arms like T. rex despite coming from a separate continent, suggesting this feature evolved for a reason

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Darwin's discovery: The remarkable history of evolution

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The exotic animals that bankrolled the forgotten evolutionist

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Humans

Evolutionary forces are causing a boom in bad science

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Richard Dawkins's biomorphs come back to life

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