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One-way evolution: The ladder of life makes a comeback

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One-way evolution: The ladder of life makes a comeback

The concept of progress has been purged from evolutionary theory. Is it time to let it back in?

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Boas sense when prey's heart goes still

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Boas sense when prey's heart goes still

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First plant to use buried leaves to catch worms found

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First plant to use buried leaves to catch worms found

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Before DNA, before RNA: Life in the hodge-podge world

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Before DNA, before RNA: Life in the hodge-podge world

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Pigeons match monkeys in abstract counting skills

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2011 review: The year in life science

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2011 review: The year in life science

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Smart Guide to 2012: Humans' chimeric origins

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Twist in the tail of eukaryotic origins

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Twist in the tail of eukaryotic origins

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Why naked mole rats feel no pain from acid

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Why naked mole rats feel no pain from acid

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Mystery of the male ostrich's erection solved

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Mystery of the male ostrich's erection solved

The few birds that have penises erect them using a low-pressure fluid that doesn't work very well

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Fish may have started walking underwater

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Earliest human bedding didn't let the bedbugs bite

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Power of Babel: Why one language isn't enough

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First top predator was giant shrimp with amazing eyes

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