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Life

The mathematics of being nice

Our ability to cooperate is the secret of humanity's success, says Martin Nowak, who tackles some of biology's biggest questions using mathematics

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Key to humanity is in missing DNA

Life

Key to humanity is in missing DNA

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Sweat ducts make skin a memristor

Life

Sweat ducts make skin a memristor

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Rare species may be there, even if you don't see them

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Rare species may be there, even if you don't see them

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Earth

Evolution races to keep up with climate change

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Primordial Pac-Man: Oil droplet hints at life's origin

Life

Primordial Pac-Man: Oil droplet hints at life's origin

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Life

Zoologger: Australia's truly glamorous camper

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First animal to wear exoskeleton armour

Life

First animal to wear exoskeleton armour

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Do snails dream of slime-covered sheep?

Life

Do snails dream of slime-covered sheep?

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Life

How memory power helps bird brains survive the winter

Black-capped chickadees in snowier climes have bigger memory centres in their brains, perhaps because better spatial memory helps them find food in winter

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Health

Abnormalities discovered in stem cells from adults

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Life

Did modern humans go global twice as early as thought?

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Life

Workhorse of biology gets a virus – that's good news

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Earth

How the seahorse gained its shapely body

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