Earth
Heat-tolerant genes could help corals adapt to climate change
Evidence from the Great Barrier Reef suggests corals that are tolerant of high temperatures can pass the trait to the next generation through their genes
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Environment
Our eye sockets give us a wider field of view than other apes
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Life
Gentle sex? Females just as feisty as males over reproduction
Features
Silver coat lets Saharan ants withstand scorching desert heat
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One gene may drive leap from single cell to multicellular life
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Life
Why ‘RNA world’ theory on origin of life may be wrong after all
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Life
Weird fossil worm with legs and spikes finally reveals its head
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Environment
One gene may drive leap from single cell to multicellular life
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Life
Cradle of creation: Evolution shapes up new ecosystem in the lab
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Humans
DNA study backs Native American claim to Kennewick Man remains
Genome evidence may have settled the ancestry of perhaps the most contentious skeleton ever unearthed in the US
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Environment
Monkeys’ cosy alliance with wolves looks like domestication
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Life
Handstands and cartwheels turn dwarf mongooses into tough guys
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Humans
Island of wild children: Would they learn to be human?
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Environment
Chimps with magic stove show evolutionary capacity for cooking
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