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Why some wasps are good with faces – and others aren't

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Why some wasps are good with faces – and others aren't

You don't want to mess with Ms Big, so it's useful if you recognise her when you see her. So useful that even wasps can do it

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Killer fungi made us hot-blooded

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Killer fungi made us hot-blooded

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Turtle eggs communicate to hatch together

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Deep sea fishing for tuna began 42,000 years ago

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Deep sea fishing for tuna began 42,000 years ago

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Life began with a planetary mega-organism

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Life began with a planetary mega-organism

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Our ancestors speak out after 3 million years

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Our ancestors speak out after 3 million years

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Health

Fetus donates stem cells to heal mother's heart

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Humans learn to walk like rats

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Humans learn to walk like rats

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Rats became the ultimate human pest four times over

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Skeleton of ancient human relative may yield skin

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Skeleton of ancient human relative may yield skin

As London's Natural History Museum takes delivery of two replica fossils, palaeontologists hint that they have mummified skin

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Baby apes' arm waving hints at origins of language

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Earth

Warm water lured landlubber animals back to sea

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Cave painters did see spotty horses, not just in dreams

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Life

Mental problems gave early humans an edge

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