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One rule of life: Are we poised on the border of order?

Life

One rule of life: Are we poised on the border of order?

There are signs that all living things sit on the knife-edge of criticality – something that could help them adapt to complex and unpredictable events

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Aliens versus predators: The toxic toad invasion

Earth

Aliens versus predators: The toxic toad invasion

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Life

Why we get autism but our Neanderthal cousins didn't

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Zoologger: Gender-bending cave insects found in Brazil

Life

Zoologger: Gender-bending cave insects found in Brazil

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Human 'missing link' fossils may be jumble of species

Life

Human 'missing link' fossils may be jumble of species

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How ancient needs still drive our weird ways

Life

How ancient needs still drive our weird ways

CultureLab

Killing with kindness: Conservation's cautionary tale

Life

Killing with kindness: Conservation's cautionary tale

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Denisovans: The lost humans who shared our world

Life

Denisovans: The lost humans who shared our world

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Dino-killing asteroid cleared way for modern reef fish

Life

Dino-killing asteroid cleared way for modern reef fish

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Obesity linked to our ability to digest carbohydrates

Health

Obesity linked to our ability to digest carbohydrates

Having fewer copies of a gene that helps our bodies digest the starch found in carb-rich foods has been linked to obesity

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Life

Do animals have a sense of humour?

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Life

Tree of bird life could solve Noah's Ark problem

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Life

Ancient 'shrimp' was the blue whale of the Cambrian

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Life

Stuff: Humans as hunters and mega-gatherers

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