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1.5 million sexless years no good for stick insects

A species of stick insect has been asexual for a long time, but it may be on the road to a slow extinction

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Family ties doubted in Stone Age farmers

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Family ties doubted in Stone Age farmers

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The not-so-natural history of horse evolution

The not-so-natural history of horse evolution

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Intelligence: What is it?

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Intelligence: What is it?

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Intelligence: Boosting brainpower

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Intelligence: Boosting brainpower

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Intelligence: Are we getting smarter?

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Intelligence: Are we getting smarter?

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Intelligence: What makes someone smart?

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Intelligence: What makes someone smart?

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Evolution machine: Genetic engineering on fast forward

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Evolution machine: Genetic engineering on fast forward

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Lab yeast make evolutionary leap to multicellularity

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Lab yeast make evolutionary leap to multicellularity

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Speedy genes: Making horses for courses

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Speedy genes: Making horses for courses

Horse breeders have always put their faith in bloodlines when it comes to finding a winner – now they're putting science into their stud books

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Sex and asymmetry: How the camel got its penis

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Breeding with Neanderthals helped humans go global

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Are the wild horses of the American west native?

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It is human nature to cooperate with strangers

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