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The fascinating truth about why common sense isn't really that common

New research is revealing that common sense is a lot more idiosyncratic than we thought, with important implications for tackling political polarisation and the future of AI

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The cactus family’s surprising evolutionary journey

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The cactus family’s surprising evolutionary journey

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Health

How bad is modern life for our body clocks – and what can we do?

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Life

Some flowers may have evolved long stems to be better ‘seen’ by bats

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The AI expert who says artificial general intelligence is nonsense

Technology

The AI expert who says artificial general intelligence is nonsense

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Our fascination with monsters tells us a lot about ourselves

Mind

Our fascination with monsters tells us a lot about ourselves

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When did humans leave the trees for the savannah – or did they at all?

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Stunningly preserved pterosaur fossils reveal how they soared

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SAN FRANCISCO - SEPTEMBER 20: Freshly printed copies of the San Francisco Chronicle run through the printing press at one of the Chronicle's printing facilities September 20, 2007 in San Francisco, California. Newspaper sales in the U.S. continue to slide as people turn to the internet and television for their news. The Chronicle saw its circulation plunge more than 15 percent in 2006 to 398,000 during the week which has hurt newspaper vendor Rick Gaub's business. Unable to sell as many papers as he used to, Gaub is looking for a new way to earn money after selling papers for 42 years. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Technology

Nexus review: Yuval Noah Harari is out of his depth in his new book

Culture

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Life

An engrossing history of teeth shows their complex role in evolution

From birds and bats to horses and great apes, Bill Schutt's seriously fun history of teeth, Bite, explains their role in both shaping evolution and our understanding of it

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Why the amazing Altamura Man fossil remains a mystery

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Hobbit hominins from Indonesia may have had even smaller ancestors

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Donald Johanson: Unearthing Lucy changed my life and the world

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Humans

What made us human? The fossils redefining our evolutionary origins

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