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Ancient hominins may have needed midwives to help deliver babies

Based on the shapes of their pelvises, extinct hominins like Australopithecus had a hard time giving birth, suggesting mothers in labour needed assistance from their peers

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cerebellum

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Brain's movement control centre may have had key role in our evolution

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How losing a bone in our noses gave us the ability to enjoy flavour

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How losing a bone in our noses gave us the ability to enjoy flavour

Culture

calcite crystals

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People living 100,000 years ago spent time collecting crystals

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hominin skull

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Earliest human ancestors may have swung on branches like chimps

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The rise and fall of the mysterious culture that invented civilisation

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The rise and fall of the mysterious culture that invented civilisation

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Thumb muscles

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Our dexterous thumbs have a 2 million-year-old origin

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Was it just luck that our species survived and the Denisovans didn't?

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Was it just luck that our species survived and the Denisovans didn't?

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The other humans: The emerging story of the mysterious Denisovans

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The other humans: The emerging story of the mysterious Denisovans

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The reason we love to gather around the TV lies in Stone Age embers

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The reason we love to gather around the TV lies in Stone Age embers

Watching TV and staring at flickering flames produce similar physiological effects, offering intriguing clues to the enduring power of entertainment – and the origins of sociability

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Evolution explains why social distancing due to covid-19 is so hard

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The theory of evolution is a vibrant, living entity still in its prime

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Life

How ancient proteins are untangling humanity's family tree

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Health

The real reasons miscarriage exists – and why it's so misunderstood

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