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Harsh: Europe's cannabis died just as the first farmers arrived

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Harsh: Europe's cannabis died just as the first farmers arrived

Cannabis – the source of the drug marijuana – virtually disappeared from Europe just as farmers arrived, so they didn’t get the chance to grow it for another 4500 years

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The tides are getting stronger thanks to the shifting continents

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The tides are getting stronger thanks to the shifting continents

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Stem cells may reveal how Neanderthal DNA works in modern humans

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Stem cells may reveal how Neanderthal DNA works in modern humans

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The birds of South Georgia are finally safe from marauding rats

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The birds of South Georgia are finally safe from marauding rats

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Cute but dim quolls have been taught to stop eating toxic toads

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Cute but dim quolls have been taught to stop eating toxic toads

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Worst mass extinctions may have been caused by rising mountains

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Worst mass extinctions may have been caused by rising mountains

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Much of nature is near collapse and that means society is too

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Much of nature is near collapse and that means society is too

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The worst mass extinction may have begun with mass sterilisation

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The worst mass extinction may have begun with mass sterilisation

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Rare wooden tools show that Neanderthals got creative with fire

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Rare wooden tools show that Neanderthals got creative with fire

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Chimps are now dying of the common cold and they are all at risk

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Chimps are now dying of the common cold and they are all at risk

The deaths of five Ugandan chimpanzees have been traced to a human cold virus, and DNA tests suggest all African chimps are vulnerable

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Hardy Antarctic tardigrades may be threatened by climate change

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This is the oldest fossil of a plesiosaur from the dinosaur era

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Africa’s giraffes are being slaughtered by Joseph Kony's army

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Japan’s refusal to stop ivory trade undermines bans elsewhere

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