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Humans

Humans are the only primates with a chin – now we finally know why

Biologists have debated the reason why Homo sapiens evolved a prominent lower jaw, but this unique feature may actually be a by-product of other traits shaped by natural selection

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Humans

Which humans first made tools or art – and how do we know?

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Health

AI-assisted mammograms cut risk of developing aggressive breast cancer

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Humans

Ape-like hominin Paranthropus was more adaptable than we thought

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The one innovation that supercharged AI: Best ideas of the century

Technology

The one innovation that supercharged AI: Best ideas of the century

Features

Crowdsourcing Wikipedia’s encyclopedia: Best ideas of the century

Technology

Crowdsourcing Wikipedia’s encyclopedia: Best ideas of the century

Features

Amateur mathematicians solve long-standing maths problems with AI

Mathematics

Amateur mathematicians solve long-standing maths problems with AI

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The best new science documentaries of 2026

Culture

Humans

Hominin fossils from Morocco may be close ancestors of modern humans

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Sahelanthropus tchadensis, a Miocene ape

Humans

Was our earliest ancestor a knuckle-dragger, or did it walk upright?

Did Sahelanthropus, which lived 7 million years ago, walk on two legs like a modern human? It's complicated

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Space

Putting data centres in space isn't going to happen any time soon

Analysis

Technology

Disney and OpenAI have made a surprise deal – what happens next?

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Physics

Inside the wild experiments physicists would do with zero limits

Features

Humans

2025 was chock full of exciting discoveries in human evolution

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