Environment
Two worms, same brains – but one eats the other
Two species of worm have the exact same set of neurons, but extensive rewiring allows them to lead completely different lifestyles
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Environment
Stress can affect future generations’ genes
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Environment
Netted Costa Rican birds pay small price for art
Regulars
Earth
The 10,000-year bender: Why humans love a tipple
Features
Humans
Your molar roots are leftovers from Homo erectus
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Life
Lingering kiss: DNA persists in the mouth after smooch
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Life
To spot a fit partridge, check its fractal necklace
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Environment
First farmers’ trash put wolves in the doghouse
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Environment
Body armour to scale up by mimicking flexible fish
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Health
Scarred for life? The biology of childhood hardship
Suffering in our early years can have terrible after-effects – not only on us but also on our descendants. We're now closing in on how the biology works
Opinion
Life
David Attenborough: Animals are a source of infinite fascination
Opinion
Life
Genes from nowhere: Orphans with a surprising story
Features
Environment
Why trees can’t grow taller than 100 metres
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Health
Straitjacket drug halts herpes virus’s escape stunt
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