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Sitting woman

Life

Our future language? English rulz OK, txtspk and mind-reading

With technology changing how we communicate, a warped English scattered with txtspk and emoticons could dominate – if we’re still speaking at all, that is

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Words

Life

How humans evolved language, and who said what first

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Kids

Life

Happy talk: How your language shapes your brain and personality

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chickens

Life

Meathooked: How eating meat became a global obsession

CultureLab

Kolisi

Life

I want to bring dying languages back from the brink

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A patient-looking giraffe mother allowing five young giraffes of varying sizes to suckle

Life

Baby giraffes steal milk, and adults let them do it

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Early stone tool found in Asia

Humans

Asian stone tools hint humans left Africa earlier than thought

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Raven on perch

Life

Ravens' fear of unseen snoopers hints they have theory of mind

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Devil’s Hole pupfish might be reincarnated even if it died out

Life

Devil’s Hole pupfish might be reincarnated even if it died out

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First warm-blooded lizards switch on mystery heat source at will

Life

First warm-blooded lizards switch on mystery heat source at will

Tegus are unique among lizards in being able to control their body temperature during reproduction – hinting at how warm-bloodedness first evolved

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Life

Meet the aquatic monkey with a love of diving and swimming

Regulars

Humans

Grisly massacre site in Africa reveals one of the earliest wars

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Life

How giant viruses could rewrite the story of life on Earth

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Life

Shape-shifting worm creates five different versions of itself

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