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Ancestry of first Americans revealed by a boy's genome

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Ancestry of first Americans revealed by a boy's genome

The genes of a boy who died 12,600 years ago show that all indigenous people in the Americas seem to be descended from the same group of ancestors

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Tribal healing: Anzick child genome changed my life

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Tribal healing: Anzick child genome changed my life

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The world's weirdest whale: Hunt for the sea unicorn

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The world's weirdest whale: Hunt for the sea unicorn

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Ant squatters help feed the trees they call home

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Sculpted skate suits debut at Sochi

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Sculpted skate suits debut at Sochi

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Starfish ripper hunted in wake of marine deaths

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Starfish ripper hunted in wake of marine deaths

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'There is no DNA test to prove you're Native American'

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'There is no DNA test to prove you're Native American'

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Talk is cheep: Do caged birds sing a key to language?

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Talk is cheep: Do caged birds sing a key to language?

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Light my fire? Male fireflies flash together for sex

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Light my fire? Male fireflies flash together for sex

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The Borneo Hills diet: Pitcher plants' strange prey

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The Borneo Hills diet: Pitcher plants' strange prey

Instead of catching insects, some carnivorous pitcher plants target much bigger animals – but not to eat them. Stephanie Pain finds a surprise on the menu

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Smaug the dragon or frog with an eye to die for?

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Stem cell breakthrough could reopen clone wars

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Stem cell power unleashed after 30-minute dip in acid

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Ecstatic epilepsy: How seizures can be bliss

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