Human evolution
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Sexist and racist narratives were common in science at the time of Aristotle – and still are today
Rui Diogo, The Conversation
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65,000-year-old ‘stone Swiss Army knives’ highlight the long-distance social ties of early humans
Amy Mosig Way, The Conversation
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Cat and dog ‘moms’ and ‘dads’ really are parenting their fur babies
Shelly Volsche, The Conversation
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Around 50 million years ago, Africa was an island. So how did primates get there?
Nicholas R Longrich, The Conversation
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In a first, a new mystery human species has been discovered in Israel
Michelle Langley, The Conversation
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IQ scores improved through the 20th century. Does that mean humans got smarter?
Roger Staff, The Conversation Lawrence Whalley, The Conversation
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Why we can still recognise people in face masks
Eilidh Noyes, The Conversation Katie Gray, The Conversation Kay Ritchie, The Conversation
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Ancient men were hunters and women were gatherers. Right? Wrong
Vivek Venkataraman, The Conversation
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Early humans in Africa may have interbred with an unidentified ghost species
George Busby, The Conversation
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What’s science got to do with it: Why hand-written love letters make us happy
Hetty Roessingh, The Conversation
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Bones found in Indonesia suggest that ‘real-life hobbits’ shared Earth with modern humans
Paige Madison, Aeon
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With new archaeological finds, what we know about the origin of humans is changing faster than ever
Elizabeth Sawchuk, The Conversation Mary Prendergast, The Conversation
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Are humans good or bad? Here’s the prognosis, according to psychology
Christian Jarrett, Aeon
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Findings on old stone tools in North Africa suggest new possibilities for the story of human origin
Mohamed Sahnouni, The Conversation Mathieu Duval, The Conversation
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New findings on stone tools suggest prehistoric China may have been more advanced than thought
Ben Marwick, The Conversation Bo Li, The Conversation Hu Yue, The Conversation
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The surprising role cheese played in human evolution
Penny Bickle, The Conversation
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Scientists have managed to reverse the ageing of human cells in a lab
Lorna Harries, The Conversation Matt Whiteman, The Conversation
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Are humans still evolving? What the case of free-diving Bajau Laut people tells us
Jan Hoole, The Conversation
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When did we first become ‘human’? Neanderthal cave art discovered in Spain may hold the answer
Chris Standish, The Conversation Alistair Pike, The Conversation
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Genes could determine intelligence, but what about cleverness?
Jim Kozubek, Aeon