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evolution

giraffes

Life

Baby giraffes with small and oval markings are most likely to die

Masai giraffes born with large or round spots may find it easier to hide from predators than giraffes with small or elliptical spots

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Human skull

Humans

Every man in Spain was wiped out 4500 years ago by hostile invaders

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An adult female Neanderthal hand and arm from the left side.

Humans

Neanderthals had dexterous hands that could have held tools like a pen

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Female flies evolved serrated genitals that get in the way during sex

Life

Female flies evolved serrated genitals that get in the way during sex

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Ediacaran fossil

Earth

Earliest known animal was a half-billion-year-old underwater blob

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visits a school in Istanbul

Comment

It's an outrage that Turkey is ditching Darwin from science textbooks

Comment

A volcano on Flores

Humans

Volcanic eruption may have helped drive real-life hobbits extinct

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face

Humans

The 'me' illusion: How your brain conjures up your sense of self

Features

bonnethead shark

Life

We've discovered a shark that eats plants as a side dish to shellfish

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Elk in the snow

Life

Elk gamble with their lives in spring to win a mate in autumn

Elk who shed antlers early have more time to grow a large new pair for the autumn mating season – but early shedding makes them more likely to be eaten by wolves

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Life

We have the power to halt evolution itself – should we use it?

Leader

Life

Evolution is making us sick and for the first time we can stop it

Features

Life

Colourful clownfish carry an unusual health warning for predators

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Humans

Prehistoric girl had parents belonging to different human species

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