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Meaty puzzle: Did TB evolve to boost hungry brains?

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Meaty puzzle: Did TB evolve to boost hungry brains?

A meat diet fuelled the development of our big brain, but what happened when it ran short? We fostered a dangerous ally, say Adrian Williams and Robin Dunbar

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Kill shot: Pushing diseases to the edge of eradication

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Kill shot: Pushing diseases to the edge of eradication

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Windows bug-testing software cracks stem cell programs

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Windows bug-testing software cracks stem cell programs

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The father enigma: Why do nature's devoted dads care?

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The father enigma: Why do nature's devoted dads care?

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Butterflies near salted roads grow larger eyes and muscles

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Butterflies near salted roads grow larger eyes and muscles

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Food or family? Florida reptiles battle over eggs

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Food or family? Florida reptiles battle over eggs

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When trilobites ruled the seas

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When trilobites ruled the seas

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Why cities shouldn't lose their distinctive stinks

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Why cities shouldn't lose their distinctive stinks

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Chemical cuisine poised to shake up food chain

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Chemical cuisine poised to shake up food chain

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Extreme evolution: How snakes became the über-eater

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Extreme evolution: How snakes became the über-eater

Losing legs was just the start of snakes' bizarre journey – to switch from barely being alive to eating an antelope takes re-engineering at the molecular level

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Plastic rubbish takes egg's place in albatross nest

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Forget the dentist's drill, use lasers to heal teeth

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Is the UK being too hasty over three-parent babies?

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