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Jungle review: How tropical forests helped shape human evolution

Humans

Jungle review: How tropical forests helped shape human evolution

Patrick Roberts's new book Jungle tells the story of tropical forests, from their origins hundreds of millions of years ago to their current perilous condition, and how they shaped the world and us

Culture

New fossil finds show we are far from understanding how humans evolved

Humans

New fossil finds show we are far from understanding how humans evolved

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Newly identified ancestor of Neanderthals complicates the human story

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The surprising, ancient origins of TB, humanity's most deadly disease

Health

The surprising, ancient origins of TB, humanity's most deadly disease

Features

The human genome has finally been completely sequenced after 20 years

Humans

The human genome has finally been completely sequenced after 20 years

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Life

Did you know? Fewer than 100 people have a photographic memory

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Definition

Alcohol

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Humans

Ancient hominins may have needed midwives to help deliver babies

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Brain's movement control centre may have had key role in our evolution

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How to boost your self-awareness and make better decisions

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How to boost your self-awareness and make better decisions

Having good metacognition - the ability to think about our own thoughts - is key to success in many aspects of life. Fortunately, there are things we can all do to get to know ourselves better

Features

Question

Why do we yawn?

Humans

How losing a bone in our noses gave us the ability to enjoy flavour

Culture

Humans

People living 100,000 years ago spent time collecting crystals

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Your leg muscles automatically act to stop you falling when you trip

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