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The best parents don't try to score top marks

Mind

The best parents don't try to score top marks

Two books on bringing up children, Parentology by Dalton Conley and It's Complicated by Danah Boyd, warn us not to follow science's rules too slavishly

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Life

Alzheimer's molecules may have powered early life

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Evolution's traps: When our world leads animals astray

Earth

Evolution's traps: When our world leads animals astray

Features

Life

Shrub is a smart gambler when tackling parasites

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Racial categories aren't hardwired in our minds

Life

Racial categories aren't hardwired in our minds

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Whale graveyard reveals most ancient mass strandings

Life

Whale graveyard reveals most ancient mass strandings

Regulars

Sharp thinking: How shaping tools built our brains

Life

Sharp thinking: How shaping tools built our brains

Features

Origin of organs: Thank viruses for your skin and bone

Life

Origin of organs: Thank viruses for your skin and bone

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Pancreatic cancer's killer trick offers treatment hope

Life

Pancreatic cancer's killer trick offers treatment hope

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I'm breeding biodegradable batteries from viruses

Life

I'm breeding biodegradable batteries from viruses

Biological engineer Angela Belcher is genetically modifying viruses to create batteries that can be recharged thousands of times and then decay harmlessly

Opinion

Life

Zoologger: Sabre-toothed frog is an evolutionary loner

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Life

Dog brains respond to calls just like human brains

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Life

Our blender brain: How mixing ideas made us human

Opinion

Life

First animals may have lived with almost no oxygen

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