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human evolution

A glorious, comprehensive A to Z of living birds

Life

A glorious, comprehensive A to Z of living birds

The World of Birds by top ornithologist Jonathan Elphick gives a colourful and in-depth insight into the splendour and diversity of the avian world

CultureLab

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Mind

It would be stupid to ignore a drop in human intellect

Leader

African pygmies evolved their short stature twice

Life

African pygmies evolved their short stature twice

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A worm with legs? No, you're not seeing things

Life

A worm with legs? No, you're not seeing things

Regulars

Just how rare is intelligent life in the universe?

Life

Just how rare is intelligent life in the universe?

CultureLab

Essence of man: Y size doesn't matter

Life

Essence of man: Y size doesn't matter

Features

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Ancient life forms fed through fractal arms

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Meet your maker: Homing in on the ancestor of all life

Life

Meet your maker: Homing in on the ancestor of all life

Features

Ancient life forms fed through fractal arms

Life

Ancient life forms fed through fractal arms

Regulars

Human exodus may have reached China 100,000 years ago

Life

Human exodus may have reached China 100,000 years ago

The standard story is that modern humans left Africa 60,000 years ago, but fossils and genetics hint that an earlier migration made it to China

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Earth

Flip the birds: Migration began in the north not south

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Life

Extinct mega penguin was tallest and heaviest ever

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Life

Dinosaurs shrank for 50 million years to become birds

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Life

Killer sperm ravages internal organs of luckless worms

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