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Space

The books and ideas that will shape the year ahead

From human evolution to genetics, neuroscience to cosmology, �鶹��ý picks the books to look out for in 2018

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Plants use sand armour to break teeth of attacking caterpillars

Life

Plants use sand armour to break teeth of attacking caterpillars

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Cocoa pods

Earth

Our lust for tastier chocolate has transformed the cocoa tree

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Odd fossils hint first complex life hung on long after its time

Life

Odd fossils hint first complex life hung on long after its time

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Person stood on a hill against a dark sky with the Milky Way visible, shining a torch upwards

Life

Why complex life could prove remarkably common in the universe

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museum

Humans

2018 preview: Get ready to meet your newest long-lost ancestor

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sloth

Life

Busy doing nothing: How sloths mastered life in the slow lane

Features

Great tits avoid bad food after seeing grossed-out friends

Life

Great tits avoid bad food after seeing grossed-out friends

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This is the oldest fossil of a plesiosaur from the dinosaur era

Life

This is the oldest fossil of a plesiosaur from the dinosaur era

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football hooligans

Humans

Effortless thinking: Adapting our need to feel part of the gang

Tribalism is a very human trait not just on the football field. But what can fuel discrimination is a force we can harness for good

Features

Humans

Effortless thinking: The god-shaped hole in your brain

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Humans

Effortless thinking: Why stereotyping is an evolutionary trap

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Life

Lizards re-evolved eggs after thousands of years of live births

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Life

Why do female monkeys spend so long looking at rugged males?

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