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evolution

The desire for legacy is a mental glitch but we can use it for good

Humans

The desire for legacy is a mental glitch but we can use it for good

The strange drive to be remembered after death may result from a cognitive glitch, but it could help solve big problems from climate change to inequality

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Carolina Sphinx Moth (Manduca sexta)

Technology

Wing-flapping robot helps explain the evolution of insect flight

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Illustration of a Trilobite Gut Fossil.

Life

Ancient trilobite stuffed itself with food almost to bursting point

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Earth

Nearly all mammals will go extinct in 250 million years as Earth warms

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chiton (Iscnhoplax pectinata)

Life

Armour-plated mollusc fluoresces brilliant red-pink

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A chimaera fish

Life

Fish adapted to the deep sea 80 million years earlier than we thought

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The limestone spheroids of 'Ubeidiya

Humans

Mysterious ancient stones were deliberately made into spheres

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Life

Our ultra-mobile arm joints may have evolved for climbing down trees

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Life

Spotted salamander eggs hatch more easily if nibbled by predators

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Humans

Our ancestors may have come close to extinction 900,000 years ago

A genetic analysis suggests our ancestral population fell as low as around 1300 individuals nearly a million years ago, but other experts aren't convinced

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Life

Ocean bacteria may be closest relatives of mitochondria in our cells

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Life

Llamas solve problems faster after watching people do it

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Life

Life’s hidden laws: The arcane rules of evolution and how they work

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Humans

Ape family tree suggests human ancestors weren’t particularly violent

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