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Colonies of single-celled creatures could explain how embryos evolved

We know little about how embryonic development in animals evolved from single-celled ancestors, but simple organisms with a multicellular life stage offer intriguing clues

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Tiny nematode worms can grow enormous mouths and become cannibals

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A bacterium has evolved into a new cellular structure inside algae

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Left-handed monkeys prompt rethink about evolution of right-handedness

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The unexpected reasons why human childhood is extraordinarily long

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The unexpected reasons why human childhood is extraordinarily long

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Artistic reconstruction of Pebanista yacuruna

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Extinct freshwater dolphin from the Amazon was largest of all time

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Ancient campsite may show how humans survived volcanic super-eruption

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City moths may have evolved smaller wings due to light pollution

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Earliest known sex chromosomes evolved in octopuses

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'Useless' appendage of the ovaries may play key role in fertility

An appendage of the ovaries that had been dismissed as useless may actually help control ovulation and the menopause

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The hidden evolutionary advantages of the teenage brain

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Deadly plant kills its pollinators but nurses their young

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When does a bone become a fossil?

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Is it time for a more subtle view on the ultimate taboo: cannibalism?

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