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We may have got the evolution of our big brains entirely wrong

Humans

We may have got the evolution of our big brains entirely wrong

Many scientists think that our big brains evolved to help us cope with the complexities of social living, but a model suggests it was more to do with finding food and lighting fires

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

Humans

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

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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

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Horses remember if you smiled or frowned when they last saw you

Life

Horses remember if you smiled or frowned when they last saw you

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Male fruit flies feel pleasure when they ejaculate

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Male fruit flies feel pleasure when they ejaculate

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Dog brain scans show if they are looking at a happy or sad face

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Dog brain scans show if they are looking at a happy or sad face

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Heavy metal poisoning may be changing birds’ personalities

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Heavy metal poisoning may be changing birds’ personalities

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Electrodes fitted behind your ear can make you walk faster

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Brain zap can make people re-experience old dreams while awake

Health

Brain zap can make people re-experience old dreams while awake

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Surprise! Having a big brain really does mean having less muscle

Life

Surprise! Having a big brain really does mean having less muscle

It’s an evolutionary mystery how humans and other primates found the energy to support their large brains, but now it seems sacrificing some muscle might have helped

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Birds 'dream sing' by moving their vocal muscles in their sleep

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Life

Young 'dinosauromorphs' may have begged for food like baby birds

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Humans

Some people identify smells as easily as if they were colours

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Health

Opioids that hit different brain target could be less addictive

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