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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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A smell-defying mystery to savour

Life

A smell-defying mystery to savour

CultureLab

In the beginning: How geology taught us to think deep

Earth

In the beginning: How geology taught us to think deep

CultureLab

The jaguar whisperer who gave them a voice

Life

The jaguar whisperer who gave them a voice

CultureLab

Extreme coping tips for climbing your personal Everest

Life

Extreme coping tips for climbing your personal Everest

CultureLab

Dead art: Stopping the rot of our greatest creations

Life

Dead art: Stopping the rot of our greatest creations

Features

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Life

Chimp social network shows how new ideas catch on

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Sunflower solar harvester provides power and water

Technology

Sunflower solar harvester provides power and water

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Kew's Intoxication season: live the high life

Life

Kew's Intoxication season: live the high life

CultureLab

How air conditioning overwhelmed its hothead haters

Earth

How air conditioning overwhelmed its hothead haters

It was a fight between vested interests and institutional boneheadedness, but as Cool: How air conditioning changed everything explains, common sense won out

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Life

How to be genuinely yourself when always online

CultureLab

Life

Behind the smile: What dolphins really think

Features

Earth

Does this climate narrative really change anything?

CultureLab

Earth

UN ready for climate change talks in New York

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