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Life

Thousands of new lifeforms discovered that redraw tree of life

Over 90 per cent of microorganisms are unknown to science, but DNA analysis has unmasked thousands of them and made life's story far more complex

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Ankle fossil suggests our ancient ancestors leapt like acrobats

Humans

Ankle fossil suggests our ancient ancestors leapt like acrobats

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A third of UK adults question evolution. Does that matter?

Life

A third of UK adults question evolution. Does that matter?

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Alzheimer’s and smoking genes suggest we’re still evolving

Humans

Alzheimer’s and smoking genes suggest we’re still evolving

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illustration of Hongyu chowi

Life

Weird fish fossil changes the story of how we moved onto land

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Picture showing one of the footprints discovered on a Greek island

Humans

Controversial footprints suggest we evolved in Europe not Africa

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The silhouettes of two people sat talking over a table

Humans

It only takes a few gene tweaks to make a human voice

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Biathletes

Humans

Male athletes with higher world rankings are better looking

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Who are you? How the story of human origins is being rewritten

Life

Who are you? How the story of human origins is being rewritten

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Magic mushroom chemical may be a hallucinogenic insect repellent

Life

Magic mushroom chemical may be a hallucinogenic insect repellent

These fungi influence our brains by producing a compound called psilocybin, but the origin of this chemical may have little to do with discovering fundamental truth

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Life

'Radical’ new biography of Darwin is unreliable and inaccurate

Culture

Life

Antarctic mystery microbe could tell us where viruses came from

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Life

Meet the turtles surviving an invasion of enormous tractors

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Life

Goldfish go months without oxygen by making alcohol inside cells

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