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evolution

Researcher in the field measures skin colour

Humans

Gene study shows human skin tone has varied for 900,000 years

An analysis of genetic variation and skin pigmentation suggests that some particularly dark skin tones evolved relatively recently from paler genetic variants

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Cavefish

Life

Blind cave fish lost eyes by unexpected evolutionary process

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Desert

Earth

Cold climate may have driven ancient humans’ move out of Africa

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Thorny Devil (Moloch horridus) in the desert near Ayers Rock, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Australia

Life

Evolution’s rules mean life on Earth isn’t that varied after all

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Bushfire near Masai Mara Reserve, Kenya

Humans

Exploding stars could have kick-started our ancestors’ evolution

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We just found nineteen new species of gecko in one tiny area

Earth

We just found nineteen new species of gecko in one tiny area

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Our braininess may have evolved thanks to less sticky neurons

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Our braininess may have evolved thanks to less sticky neurons

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White-footed mouse

Life

New York City mice may be evolving to eat fast food like pizza

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Life may have begun millions of years earlier than we thought

Life

Life may have begun millions of years earlier than we thought

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Ancient ‘sea woodlice’ had surprisingly complicated guts

Life

Ancient ‘sea woodlice’ had surprisingly complicated guts

Fossil trilobites dating back to the dawn of animal evolution had unexpectedly complex and varied digestive systems, hinting that they ate varied and hard-to-digest food

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Humans

Bare bones: Five human ancestors known only from a few fossils

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Life

The fossil finder extraordinaire who's rewriting human evolution

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Life

New Zealand’s iconic kiwi birds may be losing their sight

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Environment

Tiny worm burrows may reveal when first complex animals evolved

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