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Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs caused massive global warming

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Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs caused massive global warming

The asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago caused dramatic climate change, which could mean we are underestimating how much the planet will warm in the coming centuries

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Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives

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Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives

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Peter Diamonds and Bob Hariri

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Frozen placentas could be the ticket to a long and healthy life

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We may have got the evolution of our big brains entirely wrong

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We may have got the evolution of our big brains entirely wrong

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World's most-spoken languages may have arisen in ancient Iran

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World's most-spoken languages may have arisen in ancient Iran

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Half of life on Earth has vanished since we arrived on the scene

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Half of life on Earth has vanished since we arrived on the scene

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Chinese giant salamanders may already be virtually extinct

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Chinese giant salamanders may already be virtually extinct

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Can a repeat of disastrous Ebola epidemic be averted this time?

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Can a repeat of disastrous Ebola epidemic be averted this time?

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Ape ‘midwives’ spotted helping female bonobos give birth

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Ape ‘midwives’ spotted helping female bonobos give birth

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A third of ‘protected’ nature zones are quietly being ruined

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A third of ‘protected’ nature zones are quietly being ruined

The world’s nations have set up 200,000 protected areas in which nature is supposed to flourish, but in many cases the protection is pretty much theoretical

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Harsh: Europe's cannabis died just as the first farmers arrived

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Drones plus AI help to spot sick trees and plants in time

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Lizards keep evolving toxic green blood and we don't know why

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A new synthetic molecule may solve a paradox about life's origin

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