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Humans really are everywhere. More than any other vertebrate species, we have managed to quickly spread across the planet and take control of it. From the sweltering heat of the desert to the freezing ...

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Long before humans spread across the globe, a deadly disease may have quietly shaped where our ancestors lived—and even how we evolved. New research reveals that malaria didn’t just threaten early ...

In 2001 scientists studying human language made a breakthrough: by looking at the DNA of a family with a rare speech ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Cosmology 'The chances of you living 50 years are very small': Theoretical physicist explains why humanity likely won't survive to see all the forces unified Dinosaurs 'He began to cry, and almost ...

In his beautifully written, wide-ranging, and impeccably researched book Animate: How Animals Shape the Human Mind, acclaimed author Michael Bond carefully traces how we, humans, arrived at where we ...