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A chimaera fish

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Fish adapted to the deep sea 80 million years earlier than we thought

A set of unusual “trace” fossils in Italy reveal that fish were swimming in the deep ocean about 130 million years ago – much earlier than we had thought

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The limestone spheroids of 'Ubeidiya

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Mysterious ancient stones were deliberately made into spheres

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Our ultra-mobile arm joints may have evolved for climbing down trees

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Spotted salamander eggs hatch more easily if nibbled by predators

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Our ancestors may have come close to extinction 900,000 years ago

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A mitochondrion

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Ocean bacteria may be closest relatives of mitochondria in our cells

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Llamas can learn by watching others

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Llamas solve problems faster after watching people do it

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Life’s hidden laws: The arcane rules of evolution and how they work

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Life’s hidden laws: The arcane rules of evolution and how they work

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Ape family tree suggests human ancestors weren’t particularly violent

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Mt. Fuji and Tokyo skyline

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Utopia: The ancient discoveries that point to the ideal human society

Anthropology and archaeology are revealing that a human society can take myriad forms, which can teach us how to build a modern society that is more equal, resilient and stable

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How a radical redefinition of life could help us find aliens

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Ancient plant's leaves didn't follow golden rule as modern ones do

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1.6-billion-year-old steroids may be traces of earliest complex life

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Male masturbation in primates evolved to cut chance of catching STIs

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