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human evolution

Humans

Our ancestors may have come close to extinction 900,000 years ago

A genetic analysis suggests our ancestral population fell as low as around 1300 individuals nearly a million years ago, but other experts aren't convinced

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Unravelling the secrets of the vagus nerve will revolutionise medicine

Health

Unravelling the secrets of the vagus nerve will revolutionise medicine

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A mitochondrion

Life

Ocean bacteria may be closest relatives of mitochondria in our cells

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BEAMBN Tibetan plateau scenery en route from Shegar to Tingri, Tibet

Humans

How prehistoric people settled one of Earth’s most extreme places

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Llamas can learn by watching others

Life

Llamas solve problems faster after watching people do it

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Life’s hidden laws: The arcane rules of evolution and how they work

Life

Life’s hidden laws: The arcane rules of evolution and how they work

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Humans

Ape family tree suggests human ancestors weren’t particularly violent

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Mt. Fuji and Tokyo skyline

Humans

Utopia: The ancient discoveries that point to the ideal human society

Features

How a radical redefinition of life could help us find aliens

Life

How a radical redefinition of life could help us find aliens

Features

Humans

Artistic artefacts are rewriting the timeline of ancient South America

A slew of newly found artefacts in South America are revealing surprisingly familiar ways ancient people in the region expressed their creativity, including sculpted figurines, a communal drum and perhaps a previously unrecognised form of writing

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Life

Ancient plant's leaves didn't follow golden rule as modern ones do

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Mind

Could your gut bacteria influence how intelligent you are?

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Life

1.6-billion-year-old steroids may be traces of earliest complex life

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Life

Male masturbation in primates evolved to cut chance of catching STIs

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