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human evolution

Cerebellum's growth spurt turned monkeys into humans

Life

Cerebellum's growth spurt turned monkeys into humans

As the first apes evolved into chimps and humans, it seems the cerebellum grew faster than the rest of the brain, giving us uniquely human traits and skills

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Mind expanding: Can you increase your IQ?

Life

Mind expanding: Can you increase your IQ?

Features

The best and worst countries in the world to be old in

Life

The best and worst countries in the world to be old in

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Meet Lonesome George, the face of extinction

Life

Meet Lonesome George, the face of extinction

Regulars

<i>Finding Nemo</i> is real: Clownfish make epic sea journeys

Earth

Finding Nemo is real: Clownfish make epic sea journeys

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Primal pull of a baby crying reaches across species

Life

Primal pull of a baby crying reaches across species

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Life

Chances of first life improved by weighted dice

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Last Word

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Regulars

The creepy crawly story of life on Earth

Life

The creepy crawly story of life on Earth

CultureLab

Human 'language gene' makes mice smarter

Life

Human 'language gene' makes mice smarter

Putting the human FOXP2 gene – thought to play a role in the development of language – into mice makes them quicker at learning tasks automatically

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Largest land dinosaur yet makes T. rex look tiny

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Environment

Weird creatures may be relics from dawn of animal life

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Life

Jurassic corpse-eaters revealed by fossil reptiles

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Life

Shattering DNA may have let gibbons evolve new species

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