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FRANCE - CIRCA 2002: Eve, 1896, by Lucien Levy-Dhurmer (1865-1896), pastel and gouache, 49x46 cm. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images); . (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

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Eve review: Why women's bodies belong at the heart of human evolution

From sexism's "benefits" to mothers' role in creating culture, Cat Bohannon rethinks the role of women in Eve: How the female body drove 200 million years of human evolution

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Early humans lived in Ethiopian highlands 2 million years ago

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The desire for legacy is a mental glitch but we can use it for good

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The desire for legacy is a mental glitch but we can use it for good

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We now know how many cells there are in the human body

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Why the ancient hominins of Asia are so mysterious

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The limestone spheroids of 'Ubeidiya

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Mysterious ancient stones were deliberately made into spheres

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Life

Our ultra-mobile arm joints may have evolved for climbing down trees

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Our ancestors may have come close to extinction 900,000 years ago

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Unravelling the secrets of the vagus nerve will revolutionise medicine

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Unravelling the secrets of the vagus nerve will revolutionise medicine

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BEAMBN Tibetan plateau scenery en route from Shegar to Tingri, Tibet

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How prehistoric people settled one of Earth’s most extreme places

Archaeologists previously believed the Tibetan plateau was one of the last places to be settled by humans or hominins – over the past couple of decades that notion has been slowly but comprehensively blown apart

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Ape family tree suggests human ancestors weren’t particularly violent

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Utopia: The ancient discoveries that point to the ideal human society

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Artistic artefacts are rewriting the timeline of ancient South America

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Mind

Could your gut bacteria influence how intelligent you are?

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