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Elephants almost never get cancer thanks to multiple gene copies

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Elephants almost never get cancer thanks to multiple gene copies

Duplications of the p53 gene makes elephant cells more likely to die in response to DNA damage, rather than turn cancerous

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Ape fossils put the origin of humanity at 10 million years ago

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Ape fossils put the origin of humanity at 10 million years ago

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Slow cyclists gain advantage from schooling like fish

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Slow cyclists gain advantage from schooling like fish

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Our knack for remembering faces is a highly evolved skill

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Our knack for remembering faces is a highly evolved skill

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Ears of early humans could hear frequencies used in speech

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Ears of early humans could hear frequencies used in speech

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Bumblebees cope with climate change by evolving shorter tongues

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Bumblebees cope with climate change by evolving shorter tongues

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America's oldest decapitated head reveals strange burial ritual

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America's oldest decapitated head reveals strange burial ritual

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Divers return to famous Antikythera wreck to hunt for treasures

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Divers return to famous Antikythera wreck to hunt for treasures

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Morality 2.0: How manipulating our minds could save the world

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Morality 2.0: How manipulating our minds could save the world

Our moral instincts are failing to cope with the dilemmas of the modern world. Is it time to use tricks, pills or brain zaps to hack this outdated mind set?

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Huge relative of first fish to crawl on land has a lung

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Why did sex evolve? Blame an ancient hook-up

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Buzz words: How language creates your emotions

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Key moments in human evolution were shaped by changing climate

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