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The early turd: Our history is written in poo

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The early turd: Our history is written in poo

Our ancestors' excrement reveals a rich record of humanity's movements, culture – and faecal worms

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Hunting wildlife's illegal traders online

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Hunting wildlife's illegal traders online

Opinion

Not just athletes – now horses are on steroids

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Not just athletes – now horses are on steroids

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Russian space zoo tests to boost astronaut performance

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Russian space zoo tests to boost astronaut performance

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Nana from heaven? How our favourite fruit came to be

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Nana from heaven? How our favourite fruit came to be

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A strange tail

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Historic human remains yield epigenetic tags

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Our love affair with strange prehistoric bones

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Our love affair with strange prehistoric bones

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Heading south for the new origin of our species

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Hints of oldest human skin found on ape-like ancestor

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Hints of oldest human skin found on ape-like ancestor

An Australophithecus sediba fossil may yield new clues to our evolution if skin traces are confirmed – such as when we lost our body hair and left the trees

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Technology

We must wake up to the threats of new chemical weapons

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Transparent brains make neuroscience clearer

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Stone tools helped shape human hands

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Orange-lipped teenager relaxes after clay lick

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