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human evolution

Humans

Why did hominins like us evolve at all?

Animal life on Earth existed for over half a billion years before hominins hit the scene – a complex combination of environmental changes, innovations in technology and competition may have led to us

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Humans

Did humans evolve to chase down prey over long distances?

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Eastern Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni boettgeri) hatching from egg. Captive, occurs in South East Europe.

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Why eggs should be front and centre in the story of evolution

Culture

Life

Huge genetic study redraws the tree of life for flowering plants

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Humans

Early humans spread as far north as Siberia 400,000 years ago

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Life

Colonies of single-celled creatures could explain how embryos evolved

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Life

Tiny nematode worms can grow enormous mouths and become cannibals

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Life

A bacterium has evolved into a new cellular structure inside algae

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Life

Left-handed monkeys prompt rethink about evolution of right-handedness

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The unexpected reasons why human childhood is extraordinarily long

Humans

The unexpected reasons why human childhood is extraordinarily long

Why childhood is so protracted has long been mysterious, now a spate of archaeological discoveries suggest an intriguing explanation

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Life

Extinct freshwater dolphin from the Amazon was largest of all time

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Humans

Ancient campsite may show how humans survived volcanic super-eruption

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Life

City moths may have evolved smaller wings due to light pollution

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Life

Earliest known sex chromosomes evolved in octopuses

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