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human evolution

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Long-lost lake may have helped humans out of Africa

A 45,000-square-kilometre lake, which has long since dried up, was at the right place at the right time for key migrations in the history of our species

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Giant leaps of evolution make cancer cells deadly

Life

Giant leaps of evolution make cancer cells deadly

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What separates us from other animals?

Life

What separates us from other animals?

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Long-lost lake may have helped humans out of Africa

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Long-lost lake may have helped humans out of Africa

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Insect minions banned from breeding by same signal

Life

Insect minions banned from breeding by same signal

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Humans

Back to front?

Regulars

Volcanic mayhem drove major burst of evolution

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Volcanic mayhem drove major burst of evolution

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Real King Kong may have been brought down by fruit

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Real King Kong may have been brought down by fruit

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Zoologger: Fitness freak fish that climbs waterfalls

Life

Zoologger: Fitness freak fish that climbs waterfalls

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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

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Human meddling will spur the evolution of new species

Opinion

Life

Elephant shark takes record for slowest evolution

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Health

Ancient hunter-gatherers had rotten teeth

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