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Perfection is a myth, show 50,000 bacterial generations

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Perfection is a myth, show 50,000 bacterial generations

The longest-running evolutionary experiment ever carried out in a lab shows that even in a stable environment, perfect fitness is never achieved

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Wolves turned into dogs by European hunter-gatherers

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Wolves turned into dogs by European hunter-gatherers

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Himalayan fossils point to Asian origin of big cats

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Himalayan fossils point to Asian origin of big cats

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Alfred Russel Wallace: A very rare specimen

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Alfred Russel Wallace: A very rare specimen

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Run yourself smarter: How exercise boosts your brain

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Run yourself smarter: How exercise boosts your brain

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Alga takes first evolutionary leap to multicellularity

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Alga takes first evolutionary leap to multicellularity

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King Kong platypus was an ancient bone cruncher

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King Kong platypus was an ancient bone cruncher

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New dolphin species leaps out of Australian waters

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New dolphin species leaps out of Australian waters

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Cell tails: Lines of communication

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Cell tails: Lines of communication

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Dead end?

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Earth's first life may have sprung up in ice

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Population paradox: Why richer people have fewer kids

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

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Babies know good from evil – is this morality?

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