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Strewth – Australian genetic link to founding of the Americas

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Strewth – Australian genetic link to founding of the Americas

Deep in the Amazon, geneticists have found an unexpected Australian twist to the story of how the Americas were founded

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Fish flick genetic switch to dodge climate change disaster

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Fish flick genetic switch to dodge climate change disaster

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Archerfish up their game to outgun rivals stealing their catch

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Archerfish up their game to outgun rivals stealing their catch

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Fussy eating may have doomed ape-like humans

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Zoologger: The sex-addicted tiny lemur with giant testicles

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Zoologger: The sex-addicted tiny lemur with giant testicles

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Bonobos use a range of tools like stone-age humans

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Bonobos use a range of tools like stone-age humans

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How much of a caveman are you? FAQ

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How much of a caveman are you? FAQ

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Lazy ants sit around doing nothing while their nest mates work

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Lazy ants sit around doing nothing while their nest mates work

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The three ancestral tribes that founded Western civilisation

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The three ancestral tribes that founded Western civilisation

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Heat-tolerant genes could help corals adapt to climate change

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Heat-tolerant genes could help corals adapt to climate change

Evidence from the Great Barrier Reef suggests corals that are tolerant of high temperatures can pass the trait to the next generation through their genes

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Life

Our eye sockets give us a wider field of view than other apes

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Gentle sex? Females just as feisty as males over reproduction

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One gene may drive leap from single cell to multicellular life

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Silver coat lets Saharan ants withstand scorching desert heat

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