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human evolution

World's most-spoken languages may have arisen in ancient Iran

Humans

World's most-spoken languages may have arisen in ancient Iran

About 3 billion people speak Indo-European languages like English and Hindustani, and it seems the first such tongue was spoken south of the Caucasus mountains

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Chinese giant salamanders may already be virtually extinct

Earth

Chinese giant salamanders may already be virtually extinct

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Ape ‘midwives’ spotted helping female bonobos give birth

Life

Ape ‘midwives’ spotted helping female bonobos give birth

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Lizards keep evolving toxic green blood and we don't know why

Life

Lizards keep evolving toxic green blood and we don't know why

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A new synthetic molecule may solve a paradox about life's origin

Life

A new synthetic molecule may solve a paradox about life's origin

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Andy Serkis in Neanderthal make-up

Humans

Can CGI finally convince us that Neanderthals were smart?

Culture

Stem cells may reveal how Neanderthal DNA works in modern humans

Humans

Stem cells may reveal how Neanderthal DNA works in modern humans

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Ferocious pack-hunting pseudoscorpions believe in sharing fairly

Life

Ferocious pack-hunting pseudoscorpions believe in sharing fairly

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Bonobos barely use their opposable thumbs when climbing trees

Life

Bonobos barely use their opposable thumbs when climbing trees

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People adapted to the cold and got more migraines as a result

Humans

People adapted to the cold and got more migraines as a result

A gene variant that helps humans cope with colder climates also seems to have put people living in northerly regions at a higher risk of migraine

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Life

Mistletoe's cells are broken at a fundamental level

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Life

Identity crisis: When is a dinosaur not a dinosaur?

Features

Humans

Ancient humans in Philippines may have given rise to ‘hobbits’

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Life

Giant sea spiders sit and wait for prey to knock themselves out

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