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evolution

Human evolution: The astounding new story of the origin of our species

Humans

Human evolution: The astounding new story of the origin of our species

Forget the simple out-of-Africa idea of how humans evolved. A huge array of fossils and genome studies has completely rewritten the story of how we came into being.

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tiger sharks

Life

Sharks are easier to catch in cooler waters, and we have no idea why

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Seafood

Life

Neanderthals feasted on seafood and nuts according to fossil remains

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The evolutionary mystery of flying may finally be cracked by genetics

Life

The evolutionary mystery of flying may finally be cracked by genetics

Culture

Running legs

Humans

Our ancestors may have run a million years earlier than we thought

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E coli bacteria

Life

Bacteria sacrifice themselves when under attack to save their colonies

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John Cleese

Humans

Monty Python's Silly Walk is exactly 6.7 times more silly than normal

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Homo erectus used two different kinds of stone tools

Humans

Homo erectus used two different kinds of stone tools

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Abiogenesis

Life

First self-replicating molecules may have had just two ingredients

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Foot

Humans

We have only just figured out how human feet work

Just how humans evolved the stiff feet that allow us to walk and run has been something of a mystery, but now researchers say a bony arch structure is the key

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Life

Why climate change is creating more female sea turtles and crocodiles

Features

Life

Tiny 2-billion-year-old fossil blobs may be the oldest complex cells

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Humans

Great ape brains have a feature that we thought was unique to humans

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Humans

DNA analysis of people in West Africa reveals 'ghost' human ancestor

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