Life
Sponge larvae: Your unlikely ancestors
We know very little about the origins of complex animal life, but there are hints that it all began with sponges that refused to grow up
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Life
Early domestic animals were surprisingly well bred
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Earth
Did asbestos help life evolve?
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Humans
Scholars at odds over mysterious Indus script
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Life
Ancestors may have used bone tools to make smoothies
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Environment
Ape behaviour reveals secrets of human evolution
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Life
Fossil seal had the feet of an otter
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Environment
Freedom from lice may have led to modern allergies
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Earth
Earth’s tribes unite against climate threats
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Earth
Penis length isn’t everything … for barnacle males
Tougher, more muscular barnacle penises can withstand mating in choppy waters better than their longer counterparts
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Health
Why some people sneeze when the sun comes out
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Earth
Apples explain why leaves change colour in autumn
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Life
Do aliens share our genetic code?
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Earth
Meat now, sex later for Ivorian chimps
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