Environment
Chimp prodigy shows signs of human-like intelligence
Can animal geniuses help us define the nature of intelligence, or are they a distraction?
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Life
Reptile grew feather-like structures before dinosaurs
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Earth
Haze clears on ancient Earth’s early atmosphere
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Humans
Simple worms are closet brainiacs
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Humans
Chinese human fossils unlike any known species
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Life
Microraptor’s glossy black feather coat reconstructed
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Humans
Middle age: A triumph of human evolution
Features
Humans
Gorilla DNA unlocks secrets of our species
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Humans
The story of language: culture not nature
Opinion
Earth
Zoologger: The worm that looks like a tree
Zoologger is our weekly column highlighting extraordinary animals – and occasionally other organisms – from around the world
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Humans
Neanderthals were ancient mariners
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Health
Ötzi the ice mummy’s secrets found in DNA
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Life
Fossil penguin may have been tallest ever
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Environment
New male spells death for unborn monkeys
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