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A West African writing system shows how letters evolve to get simpler

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A West African writing system shows how letters evolve to get simpler

The characters used to write the Vai script, which was invented in Liberia in 1833, have become visually simpler over time, reflecting the evolutionary pressures acting on writing

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percussion notches on large bovid humerus

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Ancient humans may have started hunting 2 million years ago

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Bottlenose dolphins swim off the coast of South Carolina

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What dolphins reveal about the evolution of the clitoris

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Covid-19 news archive: November to December 2021

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Covid-19 news archive: November to December 2021

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Salmon fish farm in fjord. Norway, Bergen.; Shutterstock ID 1091461793; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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Breeding with farmed fish is changing the life cycle of wild salmon

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Did monkeys really sail the oceans on floating rafts of vegetation?

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Did monkeys really sail the oceans on floating rafts of vegetation?

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Steven Pinker interview: Why humans aren't as irrational as they seem

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Steven Pinker interview: Why humans aren't as irrational as they seem

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Thousands of migrating Snow Geese ( Chen caerulescens ) fly from a misty lake at sunrise in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.; Shutterstock ID 546140620; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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Migrating birds may be paler colours to help them keep cool

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ANKARA, TURKEY - MARCH 31 : A worker uses a metal cutter on a rail on Ankaray subway line during night shift in Ankara, Turkey on March 31, 2018. Long rapid transit line of the Ankara Metro system has been operating for 23 years. Ankaray operates approximately 180 runs on daily basis, with 11 cars. Length of the transit line reaches about 9 kilometers. Night shift workers compete against time while cutting old rails and replacing them with the new ones until the first run in the morning. (Photo by Mustafa Kamaci/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

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Night-shift workers who eat only in the day may cut diabetes risk

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A man measures a woman's height

Humans

Humans have been relatively short for thousands of years

Until around 150 years ago, humans were relatively short – but our recent growth spurt may have more to do with social factors than dietary ones

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Humans

Canine teeth shrank in human ancestors at least 4.5 million years ago

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Humans

What can we can learn from being the last type of human left standing?

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Humans

Survival of the friendliest? Why Homo sapiens outlived other humans

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Life

Neanderthals may have grown their baby teeth faster than we do

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