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Freedom from lice may have led to modern allergies

Health

Freedom from lice may have led to modern allergies

Wild mice with more lice have reduced immune reactions, which means humanity's bug-infested past might be why we have more allergies today

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Earth's tribes unite against climate threats

Earth

Earth's tribes unite against climate threats

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Penis length isn't everything … for barnacle males

Earth

Penis length isn't everything … for barnacle males

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Why some people sneeze when the sun comes out

Life

Why some people sneeze when the sun comes out

Features

Apples explain why leaves change colour in autumn

Earth

Apples explain why leaves change colour in autumn

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Do aliens share our genetic code?

Life

Do aliens share our genetic code?

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Meat now, sex later for Ivorian chimps

Earth

Meat now, sex later for Ivorian chimps

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The battle for Turkey's soul

Life

The battle for Turkey's soul

Comment

Early land visitors borrowed shells for protection

Life

Early land visitors borrowed shells for protection

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Life

'Evolution proof' agents give mosquitoes a slow death

Insecticide resistance in malarial mosquitoes could be wiped out for good – paradoxically by using slow-acting insecticides

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Life

Code red: How deep reef fish keep in touch

Features

Earth

First link found between latitude and sex of babies

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Life

Early humans may have cared for disabled young

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Earth

Texas vote leaves loopholes for teaching creationism

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