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Evolution's X factor: Shuffling up new species

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Evolution's X factor: Shuffling up new species

Darwin described the creation of new species as the "mystery of mysteries". Could the solution be found in a single gene, asks Bob Holmes

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Darwinian dating: Baby, I'm your natural selection

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Darwinian dating: Baby, I'm your natural selection

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How memory power helps bird brains survive the winter

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Polluted perfume could put pollinators off the scent

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Polluted perfume could put pollinators off the scent

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You'd beat a Neanderthal in a race

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You'd beat a Neanderthal in a race

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Thank bees for orchids' diversity

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Thank bees for orchids' diversity

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Did modern humans go global twice as early as thought?

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Zoologger: The fish with no stomach for its prey

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Zoologger: The fish with no stomach for its prey

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The selfish metaphor: Conceits of evolution

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The selfish metaphor: Conceits of evolution

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Bug to spider: I will control your offspring's sex

Famed for ruthless reproductive strategies, female spiders are in fact mere puppets in the hands of a parasitic bug that kills off their embryonic sons

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Tiny orang-utan populations are surprisingly diverse

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Dragonfly wings inspire micro wind turbine design

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Making life, but not as we know it

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Lost islands of the crows revealed in DNA study

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