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Perfection is a myth, show 50,000 bacterial generations

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Perfection is a myth, show 50,000 bacterial generations

The longest-running evolutionary experiment ever carried out in a lab shows that even in a stable environment, perfect fitness is never achieved

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Wolves turned into dogs by European hunter-gatherers

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Wolves turned into dogs by European hunter-gatherers

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Himalayan fossils point to Asian origin of big cats

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Himalayan fossils point to Asian origin of big cats

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Alfred Russel Wallace: A very rare specimen

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Alfred Russel Wallace: A very rare specimen

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Run yourself smarter: How exercise boosts your brain

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Run yourself smarter: How exercise boosts your brain

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Alga takes first evolutionary leap to multicellularity

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Alga takes first evolutionary leap to multicellularity

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King Kong platypus was an ancient bone cruncher

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King Kong platypus was an ancient bone cruncher

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New dolphin species leaps out of Australian waters

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New dolphin species leaps out of Australian waters

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Dead end?

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Earth's first life may have sprung up in ice

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Earth's first life may have sprung up in ice

Did early life use RNA, not DNA? The idea has been boosted by the creation of an RNA enzyme that copies strands larger than itself – and works best in the cold

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Cell tails: Lines of communication

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Population paradox: Why richer people have fewer kids

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The Photo Ark: We have to see them to save them

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Babies know good from evil – is this morality?

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