Humans
The 4 genetic traits that helped humans conquer the world
Red hair isn’t all we got from Neanderthals. Without DNA gleaned from extinct human species our ancestors might never have survived Earth’s extremes
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Life
Missing building block of life could be made on ice in space
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Humans
Missing Y chromosome kept us apart from Neanderthals
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Humans
The truth about migration: How evolution made us xenophobes
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Health
The truth about migration: We’re a stay-at-home species
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Environment
Extinct animal flew underwater kites made of its own young
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Humans
Has ritual human sacrifice shaped societies and class systems?
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Life
Eyeless cave shrimp senses light and can live frozen in ice
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Life
Small is beautiful: Why a synthetic minimal genome is a big deal
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Humans
The evolution of the nose: why is the human hooter so big?
The human nose is unique among primates – but fresh evidence shows it is poor at regulating temperature, raising doubts over its assumed adaptation to climate
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Life
Darwin’s beautiful theory must itself be allowed to evolve
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Life
Nature’s brain: A radical new view of evolution
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Environment
Aquatic plant that feeds like a Venus flytrap faces extinction
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Life
Ultimate family tree: Tracing the oldest ancestor of all life
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