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To enjoy Robert Newman’s gig, park your scientific scepticism

Humans

To enjoy Robert Newman’s gig, park your scientific scepticism

The campaigning comedian pricks scientific complacency well enough, but why doesn't he pick on targets his own size?

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Lemurs

Life

All other primates live their lives according to a simple rule

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Arsonist falcons suggest birds discovered fire before humans did

Life

Arsonist falcons suggest birds discovered fire before humans did

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Space

The books and ideas that will shape the year ahead

Culture

Plants use sand armour to break teeth of attacking caterpillars

Life

Plants use sand armour to break teeth of attacking caterpillars

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Cocoa pods

Earth

Our lust for tastier chocolate has transformed the cocoa tree

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Odd fossils hint first complex life hung on long after its time

Life

Odd fossils hint first complex life hung on long after its time

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Person stood on a hill against a dark sky with the Milky Way visible, shining a torch upwards

Life

Why complex life could prove remarkably common in the universe

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Humans

2018 preview: Get ready to meet your newest long-lost ancestor

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Life

Busy doing nothing: How sloths mastered life in the slow lane

Once defamed as slow and stupid, sloths are now recognised as masterworks of evolution – and we could all learn from their energy-saving tricks

Features

Life

Great tits avoid bad food after seeing grossed-out friends

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Life

This is the oldest fossil of a plesiosaur from the dinosaur era

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Humans

Effortless thinking: Adapting our need to feel part of the gang

Features

Humans

Effortless thinking: The god-shaped hole in your brain

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