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evolution

Eastern Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni boettgeri) hatching from egg. Captive, occurs in South East Europe.

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Why eggs should be front and centre in the story of evolution

From large and shell-covered to tiny and jelly-like, the developmental story of eggs offers a way to rethink the story of life, says Jules Howard in his new book Infinite Life

Culture

Life

Huge genetic study redraws the tree of life for flowering plants

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Humans

Early humans spread as far north as Siberia 400,000 years ago

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Life

Colonies of single-celled creatures could explain how embryos evolved

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Life

Tiny nematode worms can grow enormous mouths and become cannibals

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Life

A bacterium has evolved into a new cellular structure inside algae

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Life

Left-handed monkeys prompt rethink about evolution of right-handedness

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The unexpected reasons why human childhood is extraordinarily long

Humans

The unexpected reasons why human childhood is extraordinarily long

Features

Artistic reconstruction of Pebanista yacuruna

Life

Extinct freshwater dolphin from the Amazon was largest of all time

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Humans

Ancient campsite may show how humans survived volcanic super-eruption

Evidence from an archaeological site in Ethiopia suggests ancient humans adapted their diet during a dry spell after the Toba volcano eruption 74,000 years ago

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Life

City moths may have evolved smaller wings due to light pollution

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Life

Earliest known sex chromosomes evolved in octopuses

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Mind

The hidden evolutionary advantages of the teenage brain

Features

Life

Deadly plant kills its pollinators but nurses their young

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