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Same-sex attraction isn't an evolutionary paradox - here's why

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Same-sex attraction isn't an evolutionary paradox - here's why

Our explanations for how same-sex attraction evolved are wrong – it's the spectrum of sexuality that is important, says Andrew Barron

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The mysterious microbes shifting humanity's place in the tree of life

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The mysterious microbes shifting humanity's place in the tree of life

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Fossil teeth

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A skull suggests humans have been getting piercings for 12,000 years

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DNA from ancient skeletons reveals a lost branch of modern humans

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DNA from ancient skeletons reveals a lost branch of modern humans

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Ancestors game

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Video game Ancestors lets you meddle with the epic story of evolution

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Strange spider-shaped microorganisms could be our distant ancestors

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Strange spider-shaped microorganisms could be our distant ancestors

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Homo erectus

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Ancient humans were weirdly slow to cross from mainland Asia to Java

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Trilobite fossils

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Four great waves of animals have spread out from the tropics

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Ngandong Excavations

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Homo erectus lived recently enough that it may have met Denisovans

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Martin Rees: We will become a new species by expanding beyond Earth

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Martin Rees: We will become a new species by expanding beyond Earth

Heading into deep space will lead to a new species of human evolving, says the UK Astronomer Royal - and could pave the way to immortals who can conquer the galaxy

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Quiz of the year: Test your knowledge of 2019's science stories

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Scientific truth doesn't exist – but we must still strive for answers

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No more goody two shoes: Why true altruism can’t exist

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D’oh! Why human beings aren’t as intelligent as we think

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