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harder, better, faster, stronger?
# science

harder, better, faster, stronger?

Humans are still evolving and a new study shows exactly what changed in our genomes over the last 10,000 years.

strange questions and stranger answers
# science

strange questions and stranger answers

According to some researchers, "hey baby, that's a nice... uh... belly button you got there?" is the hot new pickup line we should be considering.

the controversy that texas forgot
# education

the controversy that texas forgot

Since the Texas School Board is really into injecting controversies into education, here's one they should consider.

why alternative medicine spreads like a virus
# health

why alternative medicine spreads like a virus

It seems bizarre, but the longer a patient using alternative medicine is sick, the more converts the alternative treatments win.

what history lost, genetics tries to recover
# science

what history lost, genetics tries to recover

Africa is the cradle of humanity, which is why it's the most exciting place to study the early days of modern human evolution.

why morality came before religion
# science

why morality came before religion

Evolutionarily speaking, ethics and morality before we even had a written language made humans the species we are today.

the god gene, redux
# evolution

the god gene, redux

A new study claiming that religious beliefs are genetic is filled with design flaws.

human evolution 2.0
# space

human evolution 2.0

Space will change what makes us human. Here's how it will happen.

the defect that makes us all human
# evolution

the defect that makes us all human

Just one pivotal mutation may be responsible for giving us large, malleable brains that helped out out-think the competition.

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