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evolution

The microbial gunk that hardens on teeth is revealing our deep past

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The microbial gunk that hardens on teeth is revealing our deep past

Plaque fossilises while we are still alive. Now, dental calculus is giving up the secrets of our ancient ancestors, from what they ate to how they interacted and evolved

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Crimson Rosella

Life

Some animals are evolving new body shapes as the climate changes

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Profile view of man with DNA

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Rapidly evolving bits of DNA helped develop the human brain

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An Asian honeybee visits Gnetum luofense

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Thieving honeybees offer a glimpse of flowers’ evolutionary origins

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E08ERC Sand dune landscape in Arabian desert.

Humans

We need to fully explore the planet to understand our species' origins

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illustration of faces in the desert

Humans

The other cradle of humanity: How Arabia shaped human evolution

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Mycoplasma mycoides JCVI-syn1.0 cells

Life

Artificially stripped-back cell is still able to rapidly evolve

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Comb jelly

Life

Ancient comb jelly had more complex nerves than its modern relatives

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snake with fangs

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Snakes evolved venom fangs multiple times from wrinkles in their teeth

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Bowhead whale

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Two groups of whales evolved massive heads for different reasons

Bowhead and right whales are among the biggest animals alive today, but a new look at how they evolved suggests that the two groups ballooned in size independently of each other, and probably for different reasons

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Life

Sponge fossils suggest animals already existed 890 million years ago

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Single-celled organism has evolved a natural mechanical computer

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Lost art of the Stone Age: The cave paintings redrawing human history

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Richard Lewontin: Pioneering evolutionary biologist dies aged 92

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