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human evolution

Life

Ants independently evolved to farm fungus at least twice

Fungus farming by ants has evolved independently in populations separated by the Atlantic Ocean – the latest example was observed in cocktail ants in Cameroon, which cultivate fungus to build their nests

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A Tyrannosaurus rex eats a juvenile Edmontosaurus

Life

T. rex’s terrifying teeth would have been hidden behind scaly lips

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2F618EY Landing of the James Caird On South Georgia, 1916

Comment

Presence review: A lively look at why we experience ghostly presences

Culture

Life

Our attempts to kill cockroaches forced them to evolve new sex moves

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Life

City life may help Darwin's finches survive bloodsucking flies

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Beetle daisy (Gorteria diffusa), Springbok, Namaqualand, South Africa - Image ID: C119J6 (RF)

Life

How daisies make deceptive petals that look like female flies

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The slime mould Dictyostelium discoideum is used to study the origins of multicellularity

Life

How did multicellular life evolve? Algae and yeast give some hints

Comment

Earth

Oxygen on early Earth may have come from quartz crushed by earthquakes

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Life

How poisonous amphibians evolve bright colours to warn predators off

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HHXJTH Chaco Canyon, New Mexico

Humans

The archaeologists recreating the secrets of prehistoric technology

It has long been unclear how ancient people built a city of wood in the New Mexico desert far from any forests. By trying prehistoric building techniques themselves, archaeologists are working it out

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Life

Stone flakes made by monkeys cast doubt on ancient human 'tools'

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Life

Fossil thought to be earliest bryozoan animal may actually be seaweed

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Life

Giant insect thought extinct in eastern US found in a Walmart

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Humans

Frozen Head review: Why do some people want to be frozen after death?

Culture

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