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evolution

Human or hybrid? The big debate over what a species really is

Life

Human or hybrid? The big debate over what a species really is

Humans once mated with Neanderthals so are we hybrids? How we see ourselves and the rest of nature is changing, raising the question of whether species even exist

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earliest animal

Life

Exclusive: 600-million-year old blobs are earliest animals ever found

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A picture of the simulation

Life

Robot version of our distant ancestor hints at how we learned to walk

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Dickinsonia fossil

Life

In the beginning: The full story of life on Earth can finally be told

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mimic poison frog

Life

Core set of genes explain why some animals stick to one mate at a time

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marine iguana

Life

Lost 'Darwinia' islands could be origin of species in the Galapagos

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Little foot

Environment

Hominin v monkey deathmatch ended in a draw when they fell down a hole

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wildfire

Life

The most eye-catching science and tech news stories of 2018

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cartoon penguins

Life

The mummified penguins that hold the secrets of Antarctica's past

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turtle

Life

Quiz of the year: Test your knowledge of 2018’s science stories

What is the punk turtle’s secret power? Or the US Navy’s newest secret weapon? Find out how well you’ve been paying attention with our fun festive quiz

Regulars

Life

The mysterious demise of Europe's massive cave bears

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Humans

2019 Preview: Teeth will reveal our species’ deep evolutionary past

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Humans

Our primate ancestors may have originated in Europe or North America

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Life

Bizarre fossil that baffled us for years is early starfish ancestor

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