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Deliver us from evil: How biology, not religion, made humans moral

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Deliver us from evil: How biology, not religion, made humans moral

Our survival instinct should undercut morality – but our mammalian brains pulled off an amazing evolutionary trick, says neurophilosopher Patricia Churchland

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The story of how humans got to the Americas isn’t a simple one

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The story of how humans got to the Americas isn’t a simple one

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The first Americans: The untold story of the pioneers of the New World

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The first Americans: The untold story of the pioneers of the New World

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Baby apes

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Mystery of why humans walk upright may be explained by surprise fossil

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Richard Dawkins

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Richard Dawkins: How we can outgrow God and religion

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Chimpanzees and a child

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We may have a basic form of sign language in common with chimpanzees

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European populations have accumulated many mutations

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Europeans have steadily accumulated mutations for thousands of years

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The cranium was discovered in Ethiopia

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We've finally found a skull from one of our most important ancestors

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Mind meld: Artificial intelligence is improving the way humans think

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Mind meld: Artificial intelligence is improving the way humans think

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How walking helped humans take over the planet

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How walking helped humans take over the planet

We are all fitter for a good walk – and we become smarter just by standing up. In fact, says a new book, the act of walking helped humans colonise a whole planet

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How killer bees evolved into chiller bees in just one decade

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Deep-sea microbe could answer one of evolution's biggest mysteries

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World’s largest parrot was a metre tall and lived 19 million years ago

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Don't Miss: African origins, deadly mozzies and meeting of minds

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