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Chance: The importance of randomness in evolution

Life

Chance: The importance of randomness in evolution

The genetic game of life is a tug of war between randomness and determinism. But which one wins in the end?

Features

Chameleons don't change colour, they use smart mirrors

Life

Chameleons don't change colour, they use smart mirrors

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The skull that chews up theories of human ancestry

Life

The skull that chews up theories of human ancestry

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Zoologger: Moustache helps hipster spider catch prey

Life

Zoologger: Moustache helps hipster spider catch prey

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Oldest known member of human family found in Ethiopia

Life

Oldest known member of human family found in Ethiopia

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Evolution's big bang: How life on Earth took off

Life

Evolution's big bang: How life on Earth took off

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Did sponge microbiomes help aerate the oceans?

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<i>A New History of Life</i> shows we're not extinction-proof

Life

A New History of Life shows we're not extinction-proof

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Jurassic fossils reveal varied life of early mammals

Life

Jurassic fossils reveal varied life of early mammals

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We've got the evolution of complex cells inside-out

Earth

We've got the evolution of complex cells inside-out

It's one of the most critical events in the development of life on Earth. But we may have been thinking about it all wrong, say David and Buzz Baum

Opinion

Life

Genome reveals three more species of Darwin's finches

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Life

Zoologger: Insect females hell-bent on wiping out males

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Life

What makes us altruistic – and what's it good for?

CultureLab

Mice evolve better, not bigger, balls in sperm race

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