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Human populations evolved in similar ways after we began farming

An analysis of ancient and modern DNA suggests the extent of convergent evolution in different peoples around the world is even greater than we thought

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'Singing' dogs may show the evolutionary roots of musicality

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The first apes to walk upright may have evolved in Europe

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Humans

When we interbred with Neanderthals, they were usually the fathers

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Everyone's a queen: The ant species with no males or workers

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Life

Microbe with the smallest genome yet pushes the boundaries of life

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Humans

The untold story of our remarkable hands and how they made us human

Features

Humans

Humans are the only primates with a chin – now we finally know why

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Photos of a newborn infant being carefully cradled by the medical professional helping to deliver it. The photos are taken from the perspective of the parent giving birth.

Humans

Why is childbirth so hard for humans – and is it getting even harder?

Features

The best new popular science books of February 2026

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The best new popular science books of February 2026

Readers are spoiled for choice when it comes to popular science reading this month, with new titles by major names including Maggie Aderin and Michael Pollan

Culture

Life

Huge fossil bonanza preserves 512-million-year-old ecosystem

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Life

Why did magic mushrooms evolve? We may finally have the answer

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Ancient giant kangaroos could have hopped despite their huge size

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Our earliest vertebrate ancestors may have had four eyes

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