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Origin of our species: Why humans were once so much more diverse

The idea that all humans evolved from a small population in East Africa turns out to be wrong. Our beginnings were far stranger and more colourful

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Ants build a medieval ‘torture rack’ to catch grasshoppers

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Ants build a medieval ‘torture rack’ to catch grasshoppers

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Oxygen may have helped complex life arise a billion years early

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Oxygen may have helped complex life arise a billion years early

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Worst mass extinctions may have been caused by rising mountains

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Worst mass extinctions may have been caused by rising mountains

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Trees may have a ‘heartbeat’ that is so slow we never noticed it

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Trees may have a ‘heartbeat’ that is so slow we never noticed it

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Flies cool themselves down by constantly blowing bubbles of spit

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Flies cool themselves down by constantly blowing bubbles of spit

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A soldierfish with its lachrymal sabre ready for combat

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These fish hide fluorescent switchblades in their faces

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Species with big sex differences are more likely to die out

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Ancient finger bone may reveal humanity's path out of Africa

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Ancient finger bone may reveal humanity's path out of Africa

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DNA from another mystery human ancestor lingers in some people

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DNA from another mystery human ancestor lingers in some people

Some modern Yoruba people in West Africa carry DNA that suggests an ancient species of hominin lingered longer than we thought

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The frogs bouncing back after almost being wiped out by disease

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Neanderthals ambushed cave bears as they awoke from hibernation

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Weird Antarctic ice may explain how life endured on frozen Earth

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Why ancient deer returned to the sea and became whales

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