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human evolution

'Missing link' Ida lacks evolutionary insights

Life

'Missing link' Ida lacks evolutionary insights

A new study dismisses a beautifully preserved fossil's usefulness, suggesting it is "surprisingly uninformative" about primate evolution

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Meet future woman: shorter, plumper, more fertile

Life

Meet future woman: shorter, plumper, more fertile

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'Monkey trial' drama is more than a defence of evolution

Life

'Monkey trial' drama is more than a defence of evolution

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Richard Leakey: Passionate, prickly and principled

Life

Richard Leakey: Passionate, prickly and principled

Opinion

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Life

Chimps happy to help – you just have to ask

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Ballerina tyrannosaur unearthed in Mongolia

Life

Ballerina tyrannosaur unearthed in Mongolia

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Our ancestor Ardi walked tall

Humans

Our ancestor Ardi walked tall

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My little zebra: The secrets of domestication

Life

My little zebra: The secrets of domestication

Features

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Life

Review: Comets and the Origin of Life by Janaki Wickramasinghe, Chandra Wickramasinghe and William Napier

Books & Arts

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Life

Monsters of the skies: giant beasts that ruled the air

Recently, researchers concluded that a huge eagle that once haunted New Zealand's forests was a fierce predator that may have hunted humans – Anna Davison rounds up other ancient airborne behemoths

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Life

Smacking hits kids' IQ

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Life

For proteins, evolution can't go backwards

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Life

Monster insect mimic lures prey with siren song

Features

Life

Gene for memory and IQ gives students low grades

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