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human evolution

Mosquito fish

Life

Longer ‘penis’ drives evolution of bigger brains in female fish

Experiments that grew mosquito fish with longer sperm-delivery organs led to females with larger brains – possibly to better avoid male harassment

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Humans

Super-you: Train your brain to beat the inbuilt fear factory

Features

Skullcap containing bits of bone

Humans

Skull casket holding human bones reveals weird burial rituals

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Are caesareans really making us evolve to have bigger babies?

Humans

Are caesareans really making us evolve to have bigger babies?

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Flatfish are some of the most asymmetric vertebrates around

Life

Why baby flatfish grow into the wonkiest animals in the world

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Seaside scene of cliffs and waves

Life

Weeping rock mystery down to microbe builders and barnacle chefs

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Model of how Lucy might have looked

Humans

Early hominin Lucy had powerful arms from years of tree-climbing

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A shadowy figure stands in front of an array of square lights

Technology

Bacteria taught to bond carbon and silicon for the first time

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Bunnies eat toxic leaves to conquer Australia’s snowy peaks

Life

Bunnies eat toxic leaves to conquer Australia’s snowy peaks

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Giggling rats reveal the most ticklish part of our brains

Life

Giggling rats reveal the most ticklish part of our brains

The neurons involved in the enjoyment of tickling have been discovered in rats, which emit ultrasonic squeals of delight when tickled on their belly or feet

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Humans

Humans have purged the bad genes from our Neanderthal hook-ups

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Life

Ebola rapidly evolves to be more transmissible and deadlier

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Life

Desert lizard can sip water from sand through its feet and back

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Humans

Future Humans: Just how far can our evolution go?

Culture

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