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evolution

Illustration of Qikiqtania wakei in the water

Life

A fish that evolved to stand up on land went back to living in water

A fossil from 385 million years ago named Qikiqtania wakei shows that a descendant of early land animals lost its adaptations for land and became a more efficient swimmer

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Southern Ocean and Antarctic islands near the Antarctic Peninsula in winter; Shutterstock ID 204022084; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Life

Antarctic bacteria reveal an evolutionary limit to dealing with heat

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An artist illustration of Meraxes

Life

Meraxes gigas was a huge dinosaur with tiny arms like T. rex

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5 Evolution - How long does evolution take? 2E8WW3F Time, traveling through space and time, 3d illustration

Earth

How long does evolution take? It happens on two different timescales

Features

E. coli bacteria

Life

Bacteria bred for 2000 generations settle long-term evolution mystery

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A male Jackson?s chameleon from Oahu, Hawaii.

Life

Kenyan chameleons evolved brighter colours after moving to Hawaii

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Molecule of DNA, double helix, 3D illustration. Genetic mutation and genetic disorders

Health

A single genetic mutation made humans more susceptible to cancer

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Life

Harbour seals can learn how to change their voices to seem bigger

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Plesiosaur

Life

Plesiosaurs evolved awkward long necks thanks to their big bodies

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Watch male orb-weaving spiders catapult off females to escape death

Life

Watch male orb-weaving spiders catapult off females to escape death

For the first time, spiders have been observed escaping sexual cannibalism by flinging themselves away from females, reaching speeds of up to 88.2 centimetres per second

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Life

Blind Mexican cave fish are developing cave-specific accents

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Humans

Shoulder growth may slow during human development to make birth easier

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Life

Male crossbills grow redder feathers when they exercise harder

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Humans

How fossil footprints are revealing the joy and fear of Stone Age life

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