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FeaturedNeuroscience·April 20, 2015·3 min readGetting to Grips With Grasping AbilityNew research suggests Australopithecus afarensis could have had precision grip capabilities comparable to modern humans.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 15, 2015·5 min readComplex Cognition Shaped the Stone Age Hand AxeAccording to a new study, higher executive function was required to create a Lower Paleolithic hand axe.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 19, 2015·3 min readMale Attraction to Certain Body Types Has Evolutionary RootsAccording to a new study, a man's attraction to curvy women is rooted in evolution.Read More
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FeaturedGenetics·February 27, 2015·3 min readA Gene for Brain SizeResearchers discover a specific gene only found in humans, Neanderthals and Denisova-Humans which trigger brain stem cells to form a bigger pool of stem cells.Read More
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