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human evolution

Early fish

Life

Crashing waves may have spurred the evolution of backbones

Backbones helped vertebrates conquer the oceans and move onto land. Now a study hints they may have evolved as protection against strong waves in shallow waters

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twins

Life

Review: The Tangled Tree and Lamarck's Revenge are genetic misfits

Culture

artists impression of neuron

Mind

Your brain is like 100 billion mini-computers all working together

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Two people wearing graduation gowns

Mind

Your genes affect which university you go to but that’s no surprise

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Anjali Goswami: Digitising life from around the world

Video

Anjali Goswami: Digitising life from around the world

Video

A male peacock

Life

Male birds can be good singers or good looking, but not both

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sponges

Life

Earliest ever animal fossil is a 660-million-year-old sponge

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David Reich: The truth about us, and where we come from

Video

David Reich: The truth about us, and where we come from

Video

photos of faces

Humans

You can recognise around 5000 faces, from family to celebrities

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giant tortoise

Environment

Home of the gentle giants: How humans live with Galapagos tortoises

The Galapagos archipelago is a growing tourist attraction, which is adding to the problems faced by the islands’ famous giant residents

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Humans

People in Chile are currently evolving the ability to digest goat milk

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Life

T. rex evolved into a monster predator by dumbing down its brain

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Life

Baby giraffes with small and oval markings are most likely to die

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Humans

Every man in Spain was wiped out 4500 years ago by hostile invaders

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