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How did life begin?

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How did life begin?

The question of how life began is one of the most profound in science, and although many theories exist, scientists still cannot agree on an answer.

Barbara McClintock

People in Science

Barbara McClintock

Carl Linnaeus

People in Science

Carl Linnaeus

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Life

What makes a good smell? Inside a multibillion dollar aromatic mystery

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Health

How getting more daylight can improve your mental and physical health

Features

Rage, tech and Miley Cyrus: What the new Black Mirror will bring

Technology

Rage, tech and Miley Cyrus: What the new Black Mirror will bring

Culture

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Mind

The parenting myth: How kids are raised matters less than you think

Features

Sea otters (Enhydra lutris) are increasingly being bitten by great white sharks

Life

Sea otters are bouncing back - and into the jaws of great white sharks

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Life

Underwater tests reveal sharks may be smarter than you think

Sharks may be smarter than they seem. Recent experiments reveal they have a grasp of quantity and can learn cognitive skills from other sharks

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Earth

Zombieland: The vast world of hidden microbes miles beneath your feet

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Life

Huge mega-rafts carried dinosaur-era animals on round-the-world trips

News

Life

We still don't know how some animals find their way on huge migrations

Culture

Life

Reef halo riddle: What's behind the mysterious rings around coral?

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