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Texan creationism showdown may 'contaminate' textbook

Life

Texan creationism showdown may 'contaminate' textbook

If creationists in Texas get their way, students in the US could soon receive biology textbooks that falsely cast doubt on the scientific validity of evolution

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Fish fossil suggests our skeleton evolved face first

Life

Fish fossil suggests our skeleton evolved face first

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Books and apps make animal-spotting easier than ever

Life

Books and apps make animal-spotting easier than ever

CultureLab

DNA-grabbing bacteria hint at early phase of evolution

Life

DNA-grabbing bacteria hint at early phase of evolution

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Manners maketh man: how disgust shaped human evolution

Life

Manners maketh man: how disgust shaped human evolution

Opinion

Lost river guided early humans out of Africa

Earth

Lost river guided early humans out of Africa

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Crack a comet to spawn the ingredients of life

Life

Crack a comet to spawn the ingredients of life

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Life

Genes linked to left-handedness identified

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Voices from the past: Ancient secrets in today's words

Life

Voices from the past: Ancient secrets in today's words

Features

Play your way to evolutionary fitness

Life

Play your way to evolutionary fitness

No one is exactly sure why humans and animals play, but Patrick Bateson and Paul Martin propose an answer in Play, Playfulness, Creativity and Innovation

CultureLab

Life

Carbon dating shows ancient Egypt's rapid expansion

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Life

Walking shark moves with ping-pong paddle fins

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Technology

Reroute town's traffic to get emergency vehicles through

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Life

Spicy food on the menu 6000 years ago

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