What a 300,000-year-old throwing stick reveals about our near-human ancestors.
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Many people around the world fear spiders. But in the Philippines, the tradition of spider wrestling often brings people and arachnids in close proximity.
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Risky and stressful ceremonies help crystallize who we are—and heal us, too.
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It’s not hard to see how the evolution of cooperation and the evolution of language are mutually reinforcing, writes John Mitchinson