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evolution

Earth's first life may have sprung up in ice

Life

Earth's first life may have sprung up in ice

Did early life use RNA, not DNA? The idea has been boosted by the creation of an RNA enzyme that copies strands larger than itself – and works best in the cold

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Population paradox: Why richer people have fewer kids

Life

Population paradox: Why richer people have fewer kids

Features

The Photo Ark: We have to see them to save them

Life

The Photo Ark: We have to see them to save them

Regulars

Babies know good from evil – is this morality?

Life

Babies know good from evil – is this morality?

CultureLab

English guidebook opens China's floral treasure chest

Life

English guidebook opens China's floral treasure chest

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Complete skull of 1.8-million-year-old hominin found

Life

Complete skull of 1.8-million-year-old hominin found

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Did Africa's Great Lakes boost our ancestors' brains?

Earth

Did Africa's Great Lakes boost our ancestors' brains?

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Chimp calls suggest language evolved from a song

Life

Chimp calls suggest language evolved from a song

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Hunter-gatherers got on fine with Europe's first farmers

Life

Hunter-gatherers got on fine with Europe's first farmers

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The secret life of science in the second world war

Life

The secret life of science in the second world war

From Churchill's nuclear predictions to Darwin's influence on the Nazis, four books explore the deeper levels of a history that continues to fascinate us

CultureLab

Life

Life's purpose: Can animals guide their own evolution?

Features

Life

Why we are all accidental musicians

CultureLab

Life

Prehistoric avian had unique dual-purpose tail

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Life

Hunter, gatherer… architect? Civilisation's true dawn

Features

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