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Earliest member of giant panda line found in Spain

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Earliest member of giant panda line found in Spain

A pair of 11-million-year-old fossilised teeth may have belonged to an ancestor of the giant panda

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The argumentative ape: Why we're wired to persuade

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The argumentative ape: Why we're wired to persuade

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What insect societies tell us about cells

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What insect societies tell us about cells

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Why the dino-dolphins got the bends

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Why the dino-dolphins got the bends

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Sumatran orang-utans delay puberty to build up strength

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Sumatran orang-utans delay puberty to build up strength

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Biological clock began ticking 2.5 billion years ago

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Biological clock began ticking 2.5 billion years ago

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Zoologger: Bug evolved a self-propelling corkscrew

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Zoologger: Bug evolved a self-propelling corkscrew

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We are the improbable ape

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Eau de BO: The allure of sweat

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Eau de BO: The allure of sweat

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The humanity switch: How one gene made us brainier

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The humanity switch: How one gene made us brainier

A single gene may have helped the evolution of our complex brains 2. 5 million years ago, as we were splitting from australopithecines

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Life

Thank grandmothers for lower incidence of cancer

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Life

Why milk doesn't turn breasts to bone

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Earth

Sauropod farts warmed the planet

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Life

Blonde hair evolved independently in Pacific islands

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