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chiton (Iscnhoplax pectinata)

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Armour-plated mollusc fluoresces brilliant red-pink

Chitons are unusual molluscs with a shell made up of plates, and they fluoresce a red-pink colour – perhaps to help the animals blend in against a background of red algae

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A chimaera fish

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Fish adapted to the deep sea 80 million years earlier than we thought

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We now know how many cells there are in the human body

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Humans

Why the ancient hominins of Asia are so mysterious

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The limestone spheroids of 'Ubeidiya

Humans

Mysterious ancient stones were deliberately made into spheres

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Our ultra-mobile arm joints may have evolved for climbing down trees

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Spotted salamander eggs hatch more easily if nibbled by predators

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Our ancestors may have come close to extinction 900,000 years ago

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Unravelling the secrets of the vagus nerve will revolutionise medicine

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Unravelling the secrets of the vagus nerve will revolutionise medicine

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A mitochondrion

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Ocean bacteria may be closest relatives of mitochondria in our cells

The closest living relatives of the bacteria that moved into the cells of a larger organism more than a billion years ago and eventually became mitochondria powering our cells may have been identified living in hot springs

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Humans

How prehistoric people settled one of Earth’s most extreme places

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Llamas solve problems faster after watching people do it

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Life

Life’s hidden laws: The arcane rules of evolution and how they work

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Humans

Ape family tree suggests human ancestors weren’t particularly violent

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