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Did learning to fly give bats super-immunity?

Life

Did learning to fly give bats super-immunity?

When bats first took to the air, something changed in their DNA which may have triggered their incredible immunity to viruses

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Human hands evolved so we could punch each other

Life

Human hands evolved so we could punch each other

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Feast for the senses: Cook up a master dish

Life

Feast for the senses: Cook up a master dish

Features

Fleadom or death: Reviving the glorious flea circus

Life

Fleadom or death: Reviving the glorious flea circus

Features

2013 Smart Guide: Searching for human origins in Asia

Life

2013 Smart Guide: Searching for human origins in Asia

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Marvellous mistletoe: Giving forests the kiss of life

Life

Marvellous mistletoe: Giving forests the kiss of life

Features

Dangerous liaisons: Fatal animal attractions

Life

Dangerous liaisons: Fatal animal attractions

Features

Superdoodles: The science of scribbling

Life

Superdoodles: The science of scribbling

Features

The link between devaluing animals and discrimination

Life

The link between devaluing animals and discrimination

Opinion

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Life

Permian mass extinction triggered by humble microbe

Was it a volcano? Was it a meterorite? No, a humble microbe wiped out 90 per cent of Earth's species 251 million years ago

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Life

Loneliest bug on Earth… has a friend

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Life

Gut instincts: The secrets of your second brain

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Life

Zebrafish made to grow pre-hands instead of fins

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Earth

Captured: the moment photosynthesis changed the world

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