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E coli bacteria

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Bacteria sacrifice themselves when under attack to save their colonies

Some bacteria sacrifice themselves when their colony is attacked by rivals, to save their relatives and make sure their shared genes are passed on

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John Cleese

Humans

Monty Python's Silly Walk is exactly 6.7 times more silly than normal

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Homo erectus used two different kinds of stone tools

Humans

Homo erectus used two different kinds of stone tools

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Abiogenesis

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First self-replicating molecules may have had just two ingredients

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Foot

Humans

We have only just figured out how human feet work

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sea turtle hatchlings

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Why climate change is creating more female sea turtles and crocodiles

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Tiny 2-billion-year-old fossil blobs may be the oldest complex cells

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Tiny 2-billion-year-old fossil blobs may be the oldest complex cells

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ape skulls and brains

Humans

Great ape brains have a feature that we thought was unique to humans

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DNA analysis of people in West Africa reveals 'ghost' human ancestor

Humans

DNA analysis of people in West Africa reveals 'ghost' human ancestor

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Same-sex attraction isn't an evolutionary paradox - here's why

Humans

Same-sex attraction isn't an evolutionary paradox - here's why

Our explanations for how same-sex attraction evolved are wrong – it's the spectrum of sexuality that is important, says Andrew Barron

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Life

The mysterious microbes shifting humanity's place in the tree of life

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Humans

A skull suggests humans have been getting piercings for 12,000 years

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Technology

Video game Ancestors lets you meddle with the epic story of evolution

Culture

Humans

DNA from ancient skeletons reveals a lost branch of modern humans

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