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evolution

Before the Stone Age: Were the first tools made from plants not rocks?

Humans

Before the Stone Age: Were the first tools made from plants not rocks?

Our ancestors probably used a wide range of plant-based tools that have since been lost to history. Now we're finally getting a glimpse of this Botanic Age

Features

A protein from a single-celled organism called Haloferax volcanii

Life

Weird microbes could help rewrite the origin of multicellular life

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CEY867 fresh mandarins, oranges

Humans

How the evolution of citrus is inextricably linked with our own

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Dodo model on display at Oxford University Museum of Natural History.

Video

Beth Shapiro: The ancient DNA pioneer’s mission to bring back the dodo

Video

Life

Two injured comb jellies can merge to form one individual

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Life

These fish have evolved legs that can find and taste buried food

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The cactus family’s surprising evolutionary journey

Life

The cactus family’s surprising evolutionary journey

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Life

Some flowers may have evolved long stems to be better ‘seen’ by bats

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Our fascination with monsters tells us a lot about ourselves

Mind

Our fascination with monsters tells us a lot about ourselves

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KEPXDK Australopithecus family

Humans

When did humans leave the trees for the savannah – or did they at all?

Ancient humans are said to have evolved to leave the trees, where our primate ancestors lived, in favour of open grassy savannahs – but we may have this idea wrong

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Life

Stunningly preserved pterosaur fossils reveal how they soared

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Technology

Nexus review: Yuval Noah Harari is out of his depth in his new book

Culture

Life

An engrossing history of teeth shows their complex role in evolution

Culture

Humans

Why the amazing Altamura Man fossil remains a mystery

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