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Dinobird Archaeopteryx only flew in short bursts like a pheasant

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Dinobird Archaeopteryx only flew in short bursts like a pheasant

The bird-like dinosaur Archaeopteryx could flap its wings to fly, but only for short bursts – like a modern pheasant flapping to escape danger

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A person's brain and DNA

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Found: more than 500 genes that are linked to intelligence

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The Strange Order of Things: How we feel our way to being human

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DNA Artwork

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Dark DNA: The missing matter at the heart of nature

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How �鶹��ý readers predicted the Oscar winners

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How �鶹��ý readers predicted the Oscar winners

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Artist's impression of ancient arthropod and young

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Fossil shows a parent caring for its young 520 million years ago

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Surprise! Having a big brain really does mean having less muscle

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Surprise! Having a big brain really does mean having less muscle

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Neanderthals made the oldest cave art in the world

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Neanderthals made the oldest cave art in the world

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Can you predict the future? Take our Oscars quiz to find out

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Can you predict the future? Take our Oscars quiz to find out

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Bats spread Ebola because they’ve evolved not to fight viruses

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Bats spread Ebola because they’ve evolved not to fight viruses

Bats can carry viruses like Ebola and Marburg that are lethal for humans. This may be because, in order to fly, their bodies have given up on fighting such viruses

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Ancient 'dark-skinned' Briton Cheddar Man find may not be true

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Work the crowd: How ordinary people can predict the future

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The tamed ape: were humans the first animal to be domesticated?

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We're evolving a gene that may stop us from drinking alcohol

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