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evolution

Prehistoric sharks were earliest animals to migrate

Life

Prehistoric sharks were earliest animals to migrate

A primitive shark that lived 310 million years ago is the earliest animal known to migrate, swimming downriver to the sea to breed

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Stone Age mural ups the stakes in quest for oldest map

Earth

Stone Age mural ups the stakes in quest for oldest map

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Human meddling will spur the evolution of new species

Earth

Human meddling will spur the evolution of new species

Opinion

Elephant shark takes record for slowest evolution

Life

Elephant shark takes record for slowest evolution

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Upper jaw bone with teeth missing

Health

Ancient hunter-gatherers had rotten teeth

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Stonehenge Man: not just a pretty face

Life

Stonehenge Man: not just a pretty face

CultureLab

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Life

Texas repels creationist threat to biology textbooks

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2013 review: The year in evolution and life sciences

Life

2013 review: The year in evolution and life sciences

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2014 preview: First million-year-old genome

Life

2014 preview: First million-year-old genome

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Dawkins: 'I'd rather be remembered for science'

Life

Dawkins: 'I'd rather be remembered for science'

The world's pre-eminent atheist speculates about why he polarises people, what prompts him to take on religion and whether humans are built to be irrational

Opinion

Life

Rude awakenings: How swearing made us human

Features

Life

Kalahari trackers who read ice-age life in footprints

Features

The million-Twitter giveaway: Our best stories, free

Regulars

Life

First ever animals were made of jelly, not sponge

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