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The first human farmers continued to forage a wide diet from nature

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The first human farmers continued to forage a wide diet from nature

We used to think that our pre-historic switch to farming restricted our diets and deprived us of nutrition, but new evidence suggests this wasn’t the case

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New techniques may soon make designer babies a reality – are we ready?

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Exclusive: A new test can predict IVF embryos' risk of having a low IQ

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The Galapagos of the Indian Ocean: Voyage to a forgotten paradise

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Modern lifestyles shaped our evolution only a few thousand years ago

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Neanderthals were stockier than us, so needed more oxygen

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Neanderthals may have powered their bigger bodies by breathing deeper

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Mind

Your brain is like 100 billion mini-computers all working together

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Your genes affect which university you go to but that’s no surprise

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David Reich: The truth about us, and where we come from

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David Reich: The truth about us, and where we come from

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People in Chile are currently evolving the ability to digest goat milk

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People in Chile are currently evolving the ability to digest goat milk

Most Europeans have a genetic mutation that allows adults to digest milk, but it is less common elsewhere. Now it is spreading through Chile, and we don't know why

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Every man in Spain was wiped out 4500 years ago by hostile invaders

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Neanderthals had dexterous hands that could have held tools like a pen

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People are more clued up about science than you might think

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Volcanic eruption may have helped drive real-life hobbits extinct

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