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Origin of our species: Why humans were once so much more diverse

The idea that all humans evolved from a small population in East Africa turns out to be wrong. Our beginnings were far stranger and more colourful

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Earth

Acid bath: The new threat to lakes and rivers

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The original social justice warrior who smashed stereotypes

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Mathematics

7 mathematicians you should have heard of 鈥� but probably haven’t

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Mathematics

Theorem of everything: The secret that links numbers and shapes

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Society

The origins of sexism: How men came to rule 12,000 years ago

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The hidden reasons why societies are violent towards women

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How protective parents exacerbate gender differences

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I experienced the patriarchy from both sides of the gender gap

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Why the patriarchy isn’t good for men and how to fix it

Societies can be taught to be less misogynistic, but the first step is understanding how gender norms have backfired on men as well as women

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Space

How we saw the first signs of intelligent life in space

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Environment

The yogurt cure: can ‘good’ bacteria save bats?

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Physics

Why now doesn鈥檛 exist, and other strange facts about time

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Physics

Quantum time: Is this where the flow of existence comes from?

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