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Puzzles of evolution: Are some of us hybrids?

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Puzzles of evolution: Are some of us hybrids?

DNA evidence suggests Homo sapiens mated with Neanderthals and Denisovans – but not everyone is convinced we were bedfellows

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Haze clears on ancient Earth's early atmosphere

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Simple worms are closet brainiacs

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Simple worms are closet brainiacs

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Chinese human fossils unlike any known species

Life

Chinese human fossils unlike any known species

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Microraptor's glossy black feather coat reconstructed

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Microraptor's glossy black feather coat reconstructed

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Gorilla DNA unlocks secrets of our species

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Gorilla DNA unlocks secrets of our species

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Middle age: A triumph of human evolution

Humans

Middle age: A triumph of human evolution

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The story of language: culture not nature

Life

The story of language: culture not nature

Opinion

Zoologger: The worm that looks like a tree

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Zoologger: The worm that looks like a tree

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Neanderthals were ancient mariners

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Neanderthals were ancient mariners

Growing evidence suggests our extinct cousins criss-crossed the Mediterranean in boats 100,000 years ago – or were they just good swimmers?

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Life

Ötzi the ice mummy's secrets found in DNA

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Life

Fossil penguin may have been tallest ever

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Life

New male spells death for unborn monkeys

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Life

Was early ungulate first mammal to echolocate?

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