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Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives

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Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives

Some chimpanzee populations gained useful DNA from interbreeding with bonobos, and one may even have become more gentle and “bonobo-like” in its brain structure and behaviour

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We may have got the evolution of our big brains entirely wrong

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We may have got the evolution of our big brains entirely wrong

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World's most-spoken languages may have arisen in ancient Iran

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World's most-spoken languages may have arisen in ancient Iran

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Ape ‘midwives’ spotted helping female bonobos give birth

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Ape ‘midwives’ spotted helping female bonobos give birth

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Andy Serkis in Neanderthal make-up

Humans

Can CGI finally convince us that Neanderthals were smart?

Culture

Stem cells may reveal how Neanderthal DNA works in modern humans

Humans

Stem cells may reveal how Neanderthal DNA works in modern humans

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Humans

Origin of our species: Why humans were once so much more diverse

Features

A scan of a brain

Health

A high IQ may protect men from a cause of psychological stress

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Ancient finger bone may reveal humanity's path out of Africa

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Ancient finger bone may reveal humanity's path out of Africa

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DNA from another mystery human ancestor lingers in some people

Humans

DNA from another mystery human ancestor lingers in some people

Some modern Yoruba people in West Africa carry DNA that suggests an ancient species of hominin lingered longer than we thought

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Life

Neanderthals ambushed cave bears as they awoke from hibernation

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Humans

Does your kids’ DNA matter more than which school they go to?

Analysis

Humans

Our ancestors mated with the mystery 'Denisovan' people – twice

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Health

The Genius Within: How to be smart in the 21st century

Culture

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