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Young 'dinosauromorphs' may have begged for food like baby birds

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Young 'dinosauromorphs' may have begged for food like baby birds

Tens of millions of years before dinosaurs evolved into birds, a proto-dinosaur had surprising features that suggest its young needed parental care after hatching

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Ancient jawbone suggests humans left Africa 50,000 years earlier

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Ancient jawbone suggests humans left Africa 50,000 years earlier

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The fossil finder who can't wait to return to war-torn Yemen

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The origin of insect wings has been revealed by gene editing

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The origin of insect wings has been revealed by gene editing

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To enjoy Robert Newman’s gig, park your scientific scepticism

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To enjoy Robert Newman’s gig, park your scientific scepticism

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Lemurs

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All other primates live their lives according to a simple rule

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Arsonist falcons suggest birds discovered fire before humans did

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Arsonist falcons suggest birds discovered fire before humans did

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The books and ideas that will shape the year ahead

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Plants use sand armour to break teeth of attacking caterpillars

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Plants use sand armour to break teeth of attacking caterpillars

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Cocoa pods

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Our lust for tastier chocolate has transformed the cocoa tree

Ever since we domesticated the cocoa tree over 3000 years ago, we have been breeding them to make tastier chocolate – but in the process we have made them vulnerable

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Odd fossils hint first complex life hung on long after its time

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Why complex life could prove remarkably common in the universe

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2018 preview: Get ready to meet your newest long-lost ancestor

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Life

Busy doing nothing: How sloths mastered life in the slow lane

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