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Human or hybrid? The big debate over what a species really is

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Human or hybrid? The big debate over what a species really is

Humans once mated with Neanderthals so are we hybrids? How we see ourselves and the rest of nature is changing, raising the question of whether species even exist

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animal collection

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Is the idea of species now more trouble than it is worth?

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earliest animal

Life

Exclusive: 600-million-year old blobs are earliest animals ever found

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A picture of the simulation

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Robot version of our distant ancestor hints at how we learned to walk

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Dickinsonia fossil

Life

In the beginning: The full story of life on Earth can finally be told

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mimic poison frog

Life

Core set of genes explain why some animals stick to one mate at a time

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marine iguana

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Lost 'Darwinia' islands could be origin of species in the Galapagos

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Little foot

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Hominin v monkey deathmatch ended in a draw when they fell down a hole

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wildfire

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The most eye-catching science and tech news stories of 2018

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cartoon penguins

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The mummified penguins that hold the secrets of Antarctica's past

Antarctica’s Adélie penguins nest on the well-preserved remains of their ancestors. All it takes is a trowel and a strong stomach to dig into their climate history

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Life

Quiz of the year: Test your knowledge of 2018’s science stories

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Life

The mysterious demise of Europe's massive cave bears

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Humans

2019 Preview: Teeth will reveal our species’ deep evolutionary past

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Humans

Our primate ancestors may have originated in Europe or North America

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