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evolution

Illustration of a supernovae

Space

Supernovae 2 million years ago may have changed human behaviour

Two nearby supernovae explosions may have increased cancer rates and changed the behaviour of early humans - but that's a pretty big may

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Life

Ancient enzyme resurrected from the ancestor of all bacteria

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A fragment of human jaw

Humans

Mystery human hobbits ruled tiny Asian island 700,000 years ago

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Life

Life on the edge: Saving the world's hotbeds of evolution

Features

Domestic dogs may have evolved separately in Europe and Asia

Life

Domestic dogs may have evolved separately in Europe and Asia

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Comet over mountainous landscape

Earth

Meet the new Earthlings who will take over our planet

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Orcas are first non-humans whose evolution is driven by culture

Life

Orcas are first non-humans whose evolution is driven by culture

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Smallish stalagmites vaguely discernible as arranged in a jumbled ring on a limestone cave floor

Humans

Neanderthals built mystery underground circles 175,000 years ago

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See the best new species discovered over the past year

Life

See the best new species discovered over the past year

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A still from the Jungle Book showing Mowgli standing with King Louie in a temple (which the ape fills) with smaller monkeys looking on

Life

Jungle tales: the real King Louie was the biggest ape of all

Disney's remake of The Jungle Book features an ape of fantastic proportions. This King Louie is more rooted in reality than you might think

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Life

Gigantopithecus: The story of the greatest of the great apes

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Life

Giraffes got their long necks thanks to a few dozen gene changes

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Life

Reef fish get it on with other species at melting pot islands

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Humans

First Americans hunted big game in Florida 14,500 years ago

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