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World Service,25 Mar 2004,22 mins

Did a smaller jaw Muscle mean a bigger Brain?

Science In Action

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How a defective gene for jaw muscles could have allowed our human ancestors to develop a larger, more advantageous, brain. Seasonal patterns in volcanic activity around the world could be caused by the way the Earth changes shape throughout the year. Dark matter Wimps (weakly interacting massive particles) and why they are raining down on Earth. The miserable lives of some male lemurs.

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