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Odd fossils hint first complex life hung on long after its time

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Odd fossils hint first complex life hung on long after its time

The strange Ediacarans were some of the earliest complex organisms on Earth. They are thought to have died out 540 million years ago but eight odd fossils suggest they survived far longer

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Hardy Antarctic tardigrades may be threatened by climate change

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Hardy Antarctic tardigrades may be threatened by climate change

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After crows fight they touch and preen each other to make up

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After crows fight they touch and preen each other to make up

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mouse-opossum

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Ravenous rainforest resident plucks midnight snack from thin air

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holly wreath

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The holly hunters banking berries to save a species

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Genital parasite crabs are struggling to find sex partners

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Genital parasite crabs are struggling to find sex partners

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Great tits avoid bad food after seeing grossed-out friends

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Great tits avoid bad food after seeing grossed-out friends

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Venice may be almost 200 years older than anyone thought

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Venice may be almost 200 years older than anyone thought

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This is the oldest fossil of a plesiosaur from the dinosaur era

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This is the oldest fossil of a plesiosaur from the dinosaur era

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Hot springs, Yellowstone National Park

Life

Ancient microbes caused Earth’s first ever global warming

Over 3 billion years ago, the sun was faint so our planet should have been a snowball. But it wasn’t – and microorganisms may have been what kept it warm

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'Scary' spider photos on Facebook are revealing new species

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Record-breaking two-tonne fish is the heaviest of its kind

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Japan’s refusal to stop ivory trade undermines bans elsewhere

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Lizards re-evolved eggs after thousands of years of live births

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