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Brain’s movement control centre may have had key role in our evolution
The cerebellum at the back of our brains wasn't thought to have played an important role in human evolution, but a study of its epigenetics suggests otherwise
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How losing a bone in our noses gave us the ability to enjoy flavour
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People living 100,000 years ago spent time collecting crystals
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Earliest human ancestors may have swung on branches like chimps
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The rise and fall of the mysterious culture that invented civilisation
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Our dexterous thumbs have a 2 million-year-old origin
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Was it just luck that our species survived and the Denisovans didn’t?
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The other humans: The emerging story of the mysterious Denisovans
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The reason we love to gather around the TV lies in Stone Age embers
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Evolution explains why social distancing due to covid-19 is so hard
Hugs, handshakes and air kisses serve the same crucial purposes as animal greetings like sniffing, eye poking and buttock grabbing
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The theory of evolution is a vibrant, living entity still in its prime
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How ancient proteins are untangling humanity’s family tree
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The real reasons miscarriage exists – and why it’s so misunderstood
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Humans reached the Americas 15,000 years earlier than thought
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