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evolution

Hominins did not need boats to settle islands

Life

Hominins did not need boats to settle islands

Relatively distant islands may have been settled by accidental castaways rather than by skilled mariners

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The yuck factor: The surprising power of disgust

Life

The yuck factor: The surprising power of disgust

Features

Climate change drives salmon evolution

Life

Climate change drives salmon evolution

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Sex endows evolutionary advantage in tough conditions

Life

Sex endows evolutionary advantage in tough conditions

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Oldest pottery hints at cooking's ice-age origins

Life

Oldest pottery hints at cooking's ice-age origins

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Eats bark, fruit and leaves: diet of ancient human

Life

Eats bark, fruit and leaves: diet of ancient human

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Evolution could generate new semiconducting structures

Physics

Evolution could generate new semiconducting structures

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Is God's mercy to blame for high crime rates?

Life

Is God's mercy to blame for high crime rates?

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Publication of flu study reveals full nature of threat

Health

Publication of flu study reveals full nature of threat

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Life

Cave art appreciation opens ancient human minds to us

Science may soon tell us who made ancient art, but it'll need help from unexpected quarters to explain why they did it

Opinion

Life

Life: is it inevitable or just a fluke?

Features

Life

Sex born from hard rock and heavy metal

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Life

How to evolve your own musical melodies

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Life

Oldest confirmed cave art is a single red dot

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