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human evolution

Sea life in the Ordovician period

Life

Ocean life surged 500 million years ago due to cooler sea temperatures

A fall in sea surface temperatures around 500 million years ago led to the evolution of aquatic life that could survive in newly hospitable environments

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The desire for legacy is a mental glitch but we can use it for good

Humans

The desire for legacy is a mental glitch but we can use it for good

Features

Carolina Sphinx Moth (Manduca sexta)

Technology

Wing-flapping robot helps explain the evolution of insect flight

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Illustration of a Trilobite Gut Fossil.

Life

Ancient trilobite stuffed itself with food almost to bursting point

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Earth

Nearly all mammals will go extinct in 250 million years as Earth warms

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chiton (Iscnhoplax pectinata)

Life

Armour-plated mollusc fluoresces brilliant red-pink

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A chimaera fish

Life

Fish adapted to the deep sea 80 million years earlier than we thought

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Health

We now know how many cells there are in the human body

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Humans

Why the ancient hominins of Asia are so mysterious

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The limestone spheroids of 'Ubeidiya

Humans

Mysterious ancient stones were deliberately made into spheres

Stone balls found at a site used by early humans about 1.4 million years ago didn’t become round after being used as hammers, but were intentionally knapped into spheres

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Life

Our ultra-mobile arm joints may have evolved for climbing down trees

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Life

Spotted salamander eggs hatch more easily if nibbled by predators

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Humans

Our ancestors may have come close to extinction 900,000 years ago

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Health

Unravelling the secrets of the vagus nerve will revolutionise medicine

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