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Biggest ever flying bird and the beast that dwarfed it

Life

Biggest ever flying bird and the beast that dwarfed it

Pelagornis sandersi was twice the width of a wandering albatross – the largest living bird – but was nevertheless dwarfed by the biggest pterosaurs

Regulars

Frisky flower uses bellows to blast pollen at birds

Life

Frisky flower uses bellows to blast pollen at birds

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Life

How scared should we be of lab-created flu outbreaks?

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Tibetan altitude gene came from extinct human species

Life

Tibetan altitude gene came from extinct human species

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Ancient water cache may be pristine primordial soup

Earth

Ancient water cache may be pristine primordial soup

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Life

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Regulars

Neanderthals evolved their teeth before big brains

Life

Neanderthals evolved their teeth before big brains

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Meaty puzzle: Did TB evolve to boost hungry brains?

Life

Meaty puzzle: Did TB evolve to boost hungry brains?

Opinion

First predator fish crushed armoured prey in its jaws

Life

First predator fish crushed armoured prey in its jaws

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The father enigma: Why do nature's devoted dads care?

Life

The father enigma: Why do nature's devoted dads care?

From male pipefish pregnancies to single-father frogs, evolution has produced some truly doting dads – and made the job surprisingly rewarding

Features

Earth

Island-hopping odyssey brought civilisation to Europe

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Life

Extreme evolution: How snakes became the über-eater

Features

Life

When trilobites ruled the seas

CultureLab

Earth

We are killing species at 1000 times the natural rate

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