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human evolution

A mitochondrion

Life

Ocean bacteria may be closest relatives of mitochondria in our cells

The closest living relatives of the bacteria that moved into the cells of a larger organism more than a billion years ago and eventually became mitochondria powering our cells may have been identified living in hot springs

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BEAMBN Tibetan plateau scenery en route from Shegar to Tingri, Tibet

Humans

How prehistoric people settled one of Earth’s most extreme places

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Llamas can learn by watching others

Life

Llamas solve problems faster after watching people do it

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Life’s hidden laws: The arcane rules of evolution and how they work

Life

Life’s hidden laws: The arcane rules of evolution and how they work

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Humans

Ape family tree suggests human ancestors weren’t particularly violent

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Mt. Fuji and Tokyo skyline

Humans

Utopia: The ancient discoveries that point to the ideal human society

Features

How a radical redefinition of life could help us find aliens

Life

How a radical redefinition of life could help us find aliens

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Humans

Artistic artefacts are rewriting the timeline of ancient South America

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Life

Ancient plant's leaves didn't follow golden rule as modern ones do

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Mind

Could your gut bacteria influence how intelligent you are?

People who are genetically predisposed to have higher levels of Fusicatenibacter bacteria scored better on verbal and mathematical tests, while those with more Oxalobacter scored lower

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Life

1.6-billion-year-old steroids may be traces of earliest complex life

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Life

Male masturbation in primates evolved to cut chance of catching STIs

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Life

When did animals like foxes first start living alongside people?

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Life

Comb jellies, not sponges, might be the oldest animal group after all

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