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Stag beetles' unwieldy jaws are surprisingly slick in flight

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Stag beetles' unwieldy jaws are surprisingly slick in flight

The massive jaws that male stag beetles use in combat with rivals evolved the way they did because they hardly hamper the insects getting airborne

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Women may have pioneered hunting with weapons

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Women may have pioneered hunting with weapons

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Baboon bone found in famous Lucy skeleton

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Baboon bone found in famous Lucy skeleton

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Did neurons evolve more than once on Earth?

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Did neurons evolve more than once on Earth?

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I believe: Your personal guidebook to reality

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I believe: Your personal guidebook to reality

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Large cache of giant lemur bones found in flooded cave

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Large cache of giant lemur bones found in flooded cave

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Tongues may have evolved from a mouthful of water

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Tongues may have evolved from a mouthful of water

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Conifer seed fossils caught learning helicopter flight

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Conifer seed fossils caught learning helicopter flight

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Chance: The importance of randomness in evolution

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Chance: The importance of randomness in evolution

The genetic game of life is a tug of war between randomness and determinism. But which one wins in the end?

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Chameleons don't change colour, they use smart mirrors

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The skull that chews up theories of human ancestry

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Zoologger: Moustache helps hipster spider catch prey

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Oldest known member of human family found in Ethiopia

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