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Butterflies evolved 100 million years ago in North America

Many researchers thought butterflies first evolved in Asia, but a global genetic analysis suggests they arose in North America, well before the non-avian dinosaurs went extinct

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Calorie boost may explain why adults evolved ability to digest milk

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The Age of Cats review: How our furry friends evolved, and what’s next

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The Age of Cats review: How our furry friends evolved, and what’s next

Culture

A black-and-white photo of a man dressed in warm furs crouching down next to Balto, a dog that appears to be a dark-furred husky type dog. Behind them is a brick building.

Life

Balto's genome reveals famed sledge dog was a mutt

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Life

Evolutionary oddball has seven genomes inside a single cell

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MY EVEREST Film Distributed by Bohemia Media My Everest is in cinemas 27 April

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My Everest review: A horseback journey to the world's highest mountain

Culture

How smart is ChatGPT really – and how do we judge intelligence in AIs?

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How smart is ChatGPT really – and how do we judge intelligence in AIs?

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Ljubljana Marshes Wheel with axle (oldest wooden wheel yet discovered)

Humans

Can we ever know who invented the wheel?

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Artistic rendering of Morotopithecus

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Early break-up of eastern African forests shaped our ape ancestors

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Bone fragment reveals humans wore leather clothes 39,000 years ago

A study of an ancient bone from Spain with a strange pattern of notches hints that it was used by early Homo sapiens in Europe as a punch board for making holes in leather

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Sleeping Beauties review: The strange nature of nature's inventiveness

Culture

Life

Skates evolved their undulating wings thanks to genome origami

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Life

Seahorses have a super strong gulp thanks to two spring-like tendons

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Wild African elephants may have domesticated themselves

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