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human evolution

Health

Your pupils change size as you breathe

Our pupils shrink and expand as we breathe in and out, but whether this affects vision is unclear

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Humans

Denisovan DNA may help modern humans adapt to different environments

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Life

Last common ancestor of all life emerged far earlier than thought

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Humans

When did human ancestors start walking on two legs?

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Technology

Google creates self-replicating life from digital 'primordial soup'

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Life

Evolutionary story of Australia's dingoes revealed by ancient DNA

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Why did humans evolve big brains? A new idea bodes ill for our future

Humans

Why did humans evolve big brains? A new idea bodes ill for our future

Features

The Tropical jungle with river and sun beam and foggy in the garden

Humans

How ghost cities in the Amazon are rewriting the story of civilisation

Features

Ancient cave paintings on rocks in Karasay gorge, Taraz, Zhambyl Region, Kazakhstan. Petroglyphs Bronze Age and Iron Age rock art; Shutterstock ID 2465182461; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Humans

Did rock art spread from one place or was it invented many times?

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F0FBHN Spiral strands of DNA on the dark background

Life

A surprisingly quick enzyme could shift our understanding of evolution

Biological processes such as DNA replication or cellular structure formation may become more accurate when done as quickly as possible, offering new hints into life's origins

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Life

Bacteria evolve to get better at evolving in lab experiment

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Life

Hungry deer may have driven tiny plant evolution on Japanese island

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Life

Huge nose of male proboscis monkeys is key to mating success

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Health

Why viewing cancer as an ecosystem could lead to better treatments

Features

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