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Howler monkeys have to choose between big balls and big bawls

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Howler monkeys have to choose between big balls and big bawls

In species with the largest vocal organs, males have the smallest testicles, suggesting an evolutionary trade-off between winning mates and making sperm

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How a creationist instinct stops us seeing evolution everywhere

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How a creationist instinct stops us seeing evolution everywhere

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Life may have begun 300 million years earlier than we thought

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Life may have begun 300 million years earlier than we thought

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Plants spike nectar with caffeine and give bees a buzz

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Plants spike nectar with caffeine and give bees a buzz

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First humans to leave Africa went to China, not Europe

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First humans to leave Africa went to China, not Europe

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Stonehenge builders had barbecue feasts at nearby party centre

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Stonehenge builders had barbecue feasts at nearby party centre

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Some liked it hot: Dinosaurs evolved range of body temperatures

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Some liked it hot: Dinosaurs evolved range of body temperatures

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Bacterial genes that turn mercury lethal mapped across world

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Bacterial genes that turn mercury lethal mapped across world

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Genome of ancient Ethiopian tells of back-to-Africa migration

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Genome of ancient Ethiopian tells of back-to-Africa migration

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Elephants almost never get cancer thanks to multiple gene copies

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Elephants almost never get cancer thanks to multiple gene copies

Duplications of the p53 gene makes elephant cells more likely to die in response to DNA damage, rather than turn cancerous

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Ape fossils put the origin of humanity at 10 million years ago

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Slow cyclists gain advantage from schooling like fish

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Our knack for remembering faces is a highly evolved skill

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