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How nature is evolving in the human age

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How nature is evolving in the human age

Are we causing mass evolution as well as mass extinction? Chris Thomas presents the case that human actions are boosting biodiversity.

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Life

Chasing the Sun review: Light's power over life charted

Culture

A neanderthal skull

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The last Neanderthals may have died out much earlier than we thought

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2018’s weirdest stories: Friendly horses, toddler robots and moonmoons

2018’s weirdest stories: Friendly horses, toddler robots and moonmoons

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Earth

Anthropocene review – tough film makes case for human-created epoch

Culture

People silhouetted against sky

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Indigenous peoples in the Amazon and Australia share some ancestry

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A landscape in Borneo

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World's first figurative art is of an unknown animal in Borneo

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Martin Rees: The posthuman future

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Martin Rees: The posthuman future

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Idly tapping your fingers can make you think time has slowed down

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The Book of Humans review – a smart update on human exceptionalism

From tool use to sex, so much of what we think divides us from other animals is wrong. Culture is the new front line, says a new book – but expect surprises

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Technology

A tiny robotic capsule could roam your intestines and suck up mucus

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