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Hunter-gatherers cared for first known ancient invalid
Too old to hunt, he probably needed a cane and suffered terrible back pain 鈥� and other early humans 500,000 years ago must have looked after him
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Life
Trademark swimsuit gave penguin ancestors the edge
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Large brains bust baggage allowance for migratory bats
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Humans
Sparks fly over origin of altruism
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Life
Cosmic accidents: One giant leap for a single cell
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Earth
Cosmic accidents: Killer asteroid with a silver lining
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Earth
Cosmic accidents: Brains or brawn 鈥� which was best?
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Humans
Cosmic accidents: Inventing language, the easy way
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City-dwelling helped us evolve resistance to disease
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Cousin virus suggests HIV may be deadly for millennia
Simian immunodeficiency virus, which does not cause AIDS but gave us HIV, seems far older than we thought 鈥� dashing hopes that HIV might weaken soon
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Environment
Religious rite gives evolution a helping hand
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Turing formula poses plain origin for intricate skins
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Humans
Thank the ur-worm for Shakespeare’s brain
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Humans
Do Egyptian mummies have a right to privacy?
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