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evolution

Dawn of farming sparked speed-evolution in weeds

Earth

Dawn of farming sparked speed-evolution in weeds

Just a few millennia after farmers began domesticating crops, weed species had also adapted to survive exclusively on agricultural land

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Zoologger: Stingless suicidal bees bite until they die

Life

Zoologger: Stingless suicidal bees bite until they die

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Infanticide drives female promiscuity and big balls

Life

Infanticide drives female promiscuity and big balls

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Monster cancer chromosome is made from shattered DNA

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First world war dysentery bug was penicillin-resistant

Health

First world war dysentery bug was penicillin-resistant

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Zoologger: Bats jam each other's sonar to steal meals

Life

Zoologger: Bats jam each other's sonar to steal meals

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Oldest European genome illuminates diverse ancestry

Life

Oldest European genome illuminates diverse ancestry

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Groovy teeth helped giant crocs crunch turtle shells

Life

Groovy teeth helped giant crocs crunch turtle shells

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Our gut bugs evolved with us as we split from chimps

Life

Our gut bugs evolved with us as we split from chimps

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Zoologger: My lizard persona depends on my neighbours

Life

Zoologger: My lizard persona depends on my neighbours

Different stress levels will make wall lizards from a group of Aegean islands flee or drop their tails – and it all depends on who they grew up with

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Life

'Missing' disaster led to all-time worst extinction

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Life

Transformers: 10 revolutions that made us human

Features

Life

Thoroughly modern humans interbred with Neanderthals

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Technology

Transformers: Humanity's next 1000 years

Features

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