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World's largest virus proves giants came from cells

Life

World's largest virus proves giants came from cells

The discovery of a megavirus virus is confirmation that giant viruses descended from complex cells that became simpler

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Life

Language 50,000 BC: Our ancestors like Yoda spoke

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Why size matters in the plant world too

Life

Why size matters in the plant world too

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Zoologger: The first reptile with a true placenta

Life

Zoologger: The first reptile with a true placenta

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Evolutionary guru: Don't believe everything you think

Life

Evolutionary guru: Don't believe everything you think

Opinion

Ice-age nettles may survive in dark Chinese caves

Earth

Ice-age nettles may survive in dark Chinese caves

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Life

Terminal buzz gives bats their hunting edge

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The vast Asian realm of the lost humans

Life

The vast Asian realm of the lost humans

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Life

Domestic violence gets evolutionary explanation

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Your brain's family album, from hydra to human

Life

Your brain's family album, from hydra to human

Our brains evolved through creatures that swam, crawled and walked the Earth long before we did. See some of the animals that test-drove earlier versions

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Life

Humans colonised Asia in two waves

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Life

Metamorphosis: Evolution's freak factory

Features

Life

A brief history of the brain

Features

Life

Brainy molluscs evolved nervous systems four times

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