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Death: The evolution of funerals

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Death: The evolution of funerals

When did our ancestors become aware of their own mortality? The answer may help us understand the origin of our unique way of life, says Graham Lawton

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First life may have survived by cooperating

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First life may have survived by cooperating

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Our big brains may make us prone to cancer

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Our big brains may make us prone to cancer

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Lethal weapons and the evolution of civilisation

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Lethal weapons and the evolution of civilisation

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Sure, Darwin was clever, but…

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Failed malaria drug regains its potency

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Failed malaria drug regains its potency

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Mammals' ancestor was not as puny as we thought

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Mammals' ancestor was not as puny as we thought

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HIV could be turning salmonella nastier

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HIV could be turning salmonella nastier

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Busted! The myth of technological progress

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Busted! The myth of technological progress

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Europeans did not inherit pale skins from Neanderthals

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Europeans did not inherit pale skins from Neanderthals

Modern humans in Europe became pale-skinned too recently to have gained the trait by interbreeding with Neanderthals

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Genetic study finds complexity in cradle of humanity

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Tall trees may have sparked evolution of gliding

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Warmonger or idealist: the roots of human conflict

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Ape researcher suspended amid welfare concerns

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