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Why Don’t Humans Have Fur?

Humans are often referred to as “hairless apes.” But how did this trait evolve given that fur provides significant advantages to many mammals?

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Fossilized Fish Teeth Could Be Earliest Evidence of Cooking

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Sticks and Bones, Circa 8000 BCE

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New Evidence Complicates the Story of the Peopling of the Americas

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Infographic: Mixed Evidence on Human Occupation of the Americas

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Book Excerpt from Between Ape and Human

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Opinion: Another Species of Hominin May Still Be Alive

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Students Protest Amidst Harvard Sexual Harassment Scandal

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Paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey Dies at Age 77

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Dan Robitzski | | 5 min read

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Maurice Taieb, Geologist Who Discovered “Lucy” Site, Dies at 86

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A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant food and water, personal space is essential to prevent societal collapse, but Universe 25's relevance to humans remains disputed.

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q.e.d: An AI Tool for Smarter Manuscript Review

A team of researchers developed q.e.d, an AI-powered system designed to deliver rigorous and constructive feedback on scientific manuscripts in minutes.

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Where Do Viruses Come From?

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Some scientists argued that autism-gut microbiome research is rife with conceptual and methodological flaws, from mouse to human studies. Microbiome researchers disagree.

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Wooden Neurons: An Artistic Vision of the Brain

A neurobiologist, who loves the morphology of cells, turns these shapes into works of art made from wood.

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