After performing his smash-hit show Horizons to nearly half a million people across the globe, Professor Brian Cox, the world ...

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The significant push back in the date of origin of modern-day humans is notable. It indicates that, in the last 800,000 years, most large-brained humans can be traced to just five major branches: ...

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Spinning stories out of nothing is a deeply human impulse. As a neurologist, I see my patients do it all the time.