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Generation gap

Are we more closely related to early humans the fewer the generations separating us from...

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Ape fossils put the origin of humanity at 10 million years ago

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Ape fossils put the origin of humanity at 10 million years ago

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Slow cyclists gain advantage from schooling like fish

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Slow cyclists gain advantage from schooling like fish

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Our knack for remembering faces is a highly evolved skill

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Our knack for remembering faces is a highly evolved skill

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Ears of early humans could hear frequencies used in speech

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Ears of early humans could hear frequencies used in speech

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Bumblebees cope with climate change by evolving shorter tongues

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Bumblebees cope with climate change by evolving shorter tongues

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America's oldest decapitated head reveals strange burial ritual

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America's oldest decapitated head reveals strange burial ritual

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Morality 2.0: How manipulating our minds could save the world

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Morality 2.0: How manipulating our minds could save the world

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Divers return to famous Antikythera wreck to hunt for treasures

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Divers return to famous Antikythera wreck to hunt for treasures

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Huge relative of first fish to crawl on land has a lung

Coelacanths, the ancient fish once thought to be extinct, have a vestigial lung, suggesting they used to breathe air

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Why did sex evolve? Blame an ancient hook-up

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Buzz words: How language creates your emotions

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Key moments in human evolution were shaped by changing climate

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Exoskeleton reveals lengths we go to save energy when walking



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