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evolution

Model of how Lucy might have looked

Humans

Early hominin Lucy had powerful arms from years of tree-climbing

Evolving to walk on the ground didn't stop our famous ancestor and others of her species spending a lot of their time up trees

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A shadowy figure stands in front of an array of square lights

Technology

Bacteria taught to bond carbon and silicon for the first time

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Bunnies eat toxic leaves to conquer Australia’s snowy peaks

Life

Bunnies eat toxic leaves to conquer Australia’s snowy peaks

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Giggling rats reveal the most ticklish part of our brains

Life

Giggling rats reveal the most ticklish part of our brains

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Humans have purged the bad genes from our Neanderthal hook-ups

Humans

Humans have purged the bad genes from our Neanderthal hook-ups

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Ebola rapidly evolves to be more transmissible and deadlier

Life

Ebola rapidly evolves to be more transmissible and deadlier

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Desert lizard can sip water from sand through its feet and back

Life

Desert lizard can sip water from sand through its feet and back

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beach

Humans

Future Humans: Just how far can our evolution go?

Culture

Disgust

Health

A bit of disgust can change how confident you feel

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Chimps and bonobos interbred and exchanged genes

Life

Chimps and bonobos interbred and exchanged genes

Humans are not the only great apes to have had an ancient fling with related species. New evidence shows that chimps carry genes from bonobos

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Life

Invading giant geckos get stuck on a single building

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Humans

Our Ice Age ancestors skinned cave lions to make roofs for huts

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Life

Kamikaze cells wage biowarfare and fight viruses with viruses

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Life

Spider-eating bug muffles web vibrations to sneak up on prey

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