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Australian lungfish has largest genome of any animal sequenced so far

The Australian lungfish’s genome is around 14 times larger than the human one, and its DNA confirms it is closely related to land-based animals with a backbone

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Humans may have domesticated dogs by accident by sharing excess meat

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The reason we love to gather around the TV lies in Stone Age embers

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The reason we love to gather around the TV lies in Stone Age embers

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Why don’t wildebeest have wheels? Exploring the limits of evolution

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Why don’t wildebeest have wheels? Exploring the limits of evolution

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New species are more likely to evolve in areas where few already exist

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New species are more likely to evolve in areas where few already exist

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Toads on tropical islands are rapidly shrinking as they evolve

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Evolution explains why social distancing due to covid-19 is so hard

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Evolution explains why social distancing due to covid-19 is so hard

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Lizards that lost their legs re-evolved them as the climate got wetter

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Lizards that lost their legs re-evolved them as the climate got wetter

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Eomonachus belegaerensis

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Giant seal fossil found in New Zealand hints they evolved in the south

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We may finally have figured out which group of animals evolved first

Biologists have argued for more than 10 years over which animal group is the oldest, but a new analysis points the finger at the jellyfish-like ctenophores

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Corals are first animals seen to pass on mutations acquired as adults

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Some animals may use their penis bone to scoop out a rival's sperm

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Bird-like dinosaurs that lost a finger show evolution in action

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Rapid evolution due to extreme climate events could lead to extinction

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