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evolution

Bristlenose Plecos

Life

Fish covered in tooth-like armour could help reveal how teeth evolved

A pet fish adorned with tooth-like scales is helping biologists tackle a longstanding debate about the origin of teeth

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New fossil finds show we are far from understanding how humans evolved

Humans

New fossil finds show we are far from understanding how humans evolved

Leader

Jungle review: How tropical forests helped shape human evolution

Humans

Jungle review: How tropical forests helped shape human evolution

Culture

skull

Humans

Earliest known bubonic plague strain found in 5000-year-old skull

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excavation

Humans

Newly identified ancestor of Neanderthals complicates the human story

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The surprising, ancient origins of TB, humanity's most deadly disease

Health

The surprising, ancient origins of TB, humanity's most deadly disease

Features

Extinct Sicilian elephant lost 8000 kilograms as it evolved and shrank

Life

Extinct Sicilian elephant lost 8000 kilograms as it evolved and shrank

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pike

Life

Many female animals are evolving to look more attractive to mates

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ancient amphibian

Life

Some early land-dwelling amphibians evolved back into aquatic species

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eukaryotic cell

Life

The first complex cell may have had dozens of nuclei instead of one

The original complex cells may have been less like amoebas and more like the cells of fungi that contain many nuclei, each with a copy of the genome

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Life

Monkeys can change their accent to communicate with another species

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Life

Toxic beetle’s genetics reveals how evolution makes new organs

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Question

Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

Humans

Ancient hominins may have needed midwives to help deliver babies

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