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

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

11 November 2020

Hugs, handshakes and air kisses serve the same crucial purposes as animal greetings like sniffing, eye poking and buttock grabbing

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The origins of language discovered in music, mime and mimicry

1 May 2019

Two million years ago, our ancestors started singing to ward off predators putting humanity on a path that led to the evolution of language

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