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Humans

The 2023 discoveries that made us rethink the story of human evolution

In 2023, archaeologists found evidence of architecture and art beginning earlier than we thought, and uncovered data that rewrites our ideas of how much power women had in ancient societies

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Common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) crawling at Buffalo Zoo, USA. Captivity.

Life

Why are there no flightless bats? We're closing in on an answer

Features

Health

Why some medical conditions are due to evolutionary design flaws

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Humans

Did Homo naledi bury its dead? Debate rages over human relative

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Not to be used in museums, exhibitions, or articles about Elisabeth Daynes or the Atelier Daynes. No use in any context outside of mainstream science without the express permission of Atelier Daynes. Front covers or private use require clearance. Mandatory credit. Paranthropus boisei model. Reconstruction of a specimen of Paranthropus boisei. This hominin, which is sometimes classified as Australopithecus boisei, lived from 2.3 to 1.2 million years ago in eastern Africa. P. boisei is one of several extinct species that form an early part of the human evolutionary tree. Reconstruction by Elisabeth Daynes of the Daynes Studio, Paris, France. MANDATORY CREDIT.

Humans

How did Paranthropus, the last of the ape-people, survive for so long?

Features

Life

Anemones are first known animals to follow the sun like plants do

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Adult patiria starfish

Life

Starfish don't have a body - they're just a big squished head

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Life

Flatworms can either regrow lost heads or reproduce sexually, not both

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FRANCE - CIRCA 2002: Eve, 1896, by Lucien Levy-Dhurmer (1865-1896), pastel and gouache, 49x46 cm. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images); . (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

Comment

Eve review: Why women's bodies belong at the heart of human evolution

Culture

Male Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus)

Life

Why birds' eyes can be blue, green, pink or orange

Among birds, eyes come in all sorts of colours – and it seems that this helps them compete for mating opportunities and intimidate rivals

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Humans

Early humans lived in Ethiopian highlands 2 million years ago

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Life

Ocean life surged 500 million years ago due to cooler sea temperatures

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Humans

The desire for legacy is a mental glitch but we can use it for good

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Technology

Wing-flapping robot helps explain the evolution of insect flight

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