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Was humanity born in the mother of all plagues?

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Was humanity born in the mother of all plagues?

Early in human evolution, our ancestors switched off two key genes. Doing so may have allowed us to fight off an epidemic of bacterial disease

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Zoologger: Strange reptiles saw heads off seabirds

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Zoologger: Strange reptiles saw heads off seabirds

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Birds got smart by becoming big babes

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Birds got smart by becoming big babes

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Earliest member of giant panda line found in Spain

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Earliest member of giant panda line found in Spain

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What insect societies tell us about cells

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What insect societies tell us about cells

Opinion

The argumentative ape: Why we're wired to persuade

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The argumentative ape: Why we're wired to persuade

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Why the dino-dolphins got the bends

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Why the dino-dolphins got the bends

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Sumatran orang-utans delay puberty to build up strength

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Sumatran orang-utans delay puberty to build up strength

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Biological clock began ticking 2.5 billion years ago

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Biological clock began ticking 2.5 billion years ago

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Zoologger: Bug evolved a self-propelling corkscrew

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Zoologger: Bug evolved a self-propelling corkscrew

The marine bacterium Synechococcus has no flagellum to propel itself, but it still gets around thanks to a twisted rod inside its body

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Life

We are the improbable ape

Opinion

Life

Eau de BO: The allure of sweat

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Life

The humanity switch: How one gene made us brainier

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Life

Thank grandmothers for lower incidence of cancer

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