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evolution

Darwin's discovery: The remarkable history of evolution

Life

Darwin's discovery: The remarkable history of evolution

Not long ago, it was thought that god created all species. That changed in 1858, but the story of evolution is riddled with myths, says Darwin expert John van Wyhe

Features

hornbill

Life

The exotic animals that bankrolled the forgotten evolutionist

Regulars

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Humans

Evolutionary forces are causing a boom in bad science

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Richard Dawkins's biomorphs come back to life

Life

Richard Dawkins's biomorphs come back to life

Culture

Macaques using stone tools

Life

‘Monkey archaeology’ reveals macaque’s own Stone Age culture

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Illustration of a supernovae

Space

Supernovae 2 million years ago may have changed human behaviour

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Life

Ancient enzyme resurrected from the ancestor of all bacteria

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A fragment of human jaw

Humans

Mystery human hobbits ruled tiny Asian island 700,000 years ago

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Life

Life on the edge: Saving the world's hotbeds of evolution

Features

Domestic dogs may have evolved separately in Europe and Asia

Life

Domestic dogs may have evolved separately in Europe and Asia

The origin of domestic dogs has split experts into two groups, who say it happened in either Europe or Asia. New genetic evidence suggests both may be right

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Earth

Meet the new Earthlings who will take over our planet

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Life

Orcas are first non-humans whose evolution is driven by culture

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Humans

Neanderthals built mystery underground circles 175,000 years ago

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Life

See the best new species discovered over the past year

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