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New legal threat to teaching evolution in the US

Life

New legal threat to teaching evolution in the US

Religious groups hostile to the idea of evolution have adopted a cynical new tactic in Louisiana, says Amanda Gefter

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Disgust comes in three revolting flavours

Life

Disgust comes in three revolting flavours

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The language detective

Life

The language detective

Opinion

Did 'burrowing' placenta give us big brains?

Life

Did 'burrowing' placenta give us big brains?

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Life

Bird evolutionary tree given a shake by DNA study

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The most extreme life-forms in the universe

Life

The most extreme life-forms in the universe

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Viking longships brought rape, pillage and cod

Life

Viking longships brought rape, pillage and cod

Features

Commentary: Stop creationists undermining school science

Life

Commentary: Stop creationists undermining school science

Opinion

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Life

Can parasites influence the language we speak?

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The Ordovician: Life's second big bang

Life

The Ordovician: Life's second big bang

Forget the Cambrian explosion. What came next was the truly momentous event in animal evolution, says James O'Donoghue

Features

Life

Follow me: The origins of leadership

Features

Life

Did hyperactivity evolve as a survival aid for nomads?

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Life

Bacteria make major evolutionary shift in the lab

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Life

'Time-travelling' bugs resist antibiotics of the future

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