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Jurassic corpse-eaters revealed by fossil reptile

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Jurassic corpse-eaters revealed by fossil reptile

The remains of a 3-metre-long ichthyosaur are covered in marks left by the creatures that gnawed its bones, hinting at the creatures that feasted on death during the dinosaur era

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Largest land dinosaur yet makes <i>T. rex</i> look tiny

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Largest land dinosaur yet makes T. rex look tiny

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A manifesto for playing god with human evolution

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A manifesto for playing god with human evolution

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Mammals' reptile ancestors may have hunted at night

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Mammals' reptile ancestors may have hunted at night

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First Neanderthal etching is a #stoneagehashtag

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First Neanderthal etching is a #stoneagehashtag

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Major quarantine and experimental vaccines to curb Ebola

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Major quarantine and experimental vaccines to curb Ebola

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Taming of the bunny rewrote rabbit genome

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Taming of the bunny rewrote rabbit genome

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Robot frogs' sexy signals lure hungry bats to attack

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Robot frogs' sexy signals lure hungry bats to attack

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Fish reared on land replay the transition to four legs

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Fish reared on land replay the transition to four legs

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Biography of our ingenious species is full of twists

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Biography of our ingenious species is full of twists

Humans innovate to dodge disaster, and we are pretty good at it, according to The Big Ratchet by Ruth DeFries – but can we do it indefinitely?

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Chimps show empathy by mimicking pupil size

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Neanderthal demise traced in unprecedented detail

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Brain drain: Are we evolving stupidity?

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Meet the lodgers: Wildlife in the great indoors

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