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Bunnies implicated in the demise of Neanderthals

Life

Bunnies implicated in the demise of Neanderthals

The debate over what Neanderthals ate, and how it may have led to their demise, has turned to rabbits

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Timing was everything when Darwin's bombshell exploded

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Old dog tricks: The survival of the friendliest

Life

Old dog tricks: The survival of the friendliest

Opinion

Sweat mutation may have helped us colonise Asia

Life

Sweat mutation may have helped us colonise Asia

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All work and no play: Why Neanderthals were no Picasso

Life

All work and no play: Why Neanderthals were no Picasso

Opinion

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Life

Rusty rocks reveal ancient origin of photosynthesis

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Sweat mutation may have helped us colonise Asia

Sweat mutation may have helped us colonise Asia

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Evolution's detectives: Closing in on missing links

Life

Evolution's detectives: Closing in on missing links

Features

How was Earth's life kindled under a cold sun?

Earth

How was Earth's life kindled under a cold sun?

Features

Plants listen more closely to kin than strangers

Life

Plants listen more closely to kin than strangers

Many plants release chemicals when being eaten to warn their neighbours. The more closely related the plants involved, the more effective the warning

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Life

Zoologger: 'It's a boy!' Monkey midwife delivers baby

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Life

Meet our last common mammalian ancestor

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Earth

Withering heights: Why animals are shrinking

Features

Life

Genes mix across borders more easily than folk tales

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