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evolution

A sample containing DNA

Life

Mud DNA means we can detect ancient humans even without fossils

We can now look for ancient human DNA at sites with no bone remains – and perhaps confirm claims such as that humans were present in the Americas 130,000 years ago

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Illustration of a mastodon

Humans

First Americans may have been Neanderthals 130,000 years ago

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Moth’s disguise is so good, spiders love it instead of eating it

Life

Moth’s disguise is so good, spiders love it instead of eating it

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Some of the best early human bones ever found

Humans

Homo naledi is only 250,000 years old – here’s why that matters

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A replica of the skull of Homo naledi

Life

Mystery human species Homo naledi had tiny but advanced brain

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Mystery human hobbit ancestor may have been first out of Africa

Humans

Mystery human hobbit ancestor may have been first out of Africa

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fossils

Life

The heretical passion of the man who first described Parkinson's

Features

Ant carrying back injured nestmate

Life

Soldier ants carry comrades wounded in raids back to base

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Life could exist up to 10 kilometres beneath the sea floor

Earth

Life could exist up to 10 kilometres beneath the sea floor

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Giant viruses may just be small viruses that stole hosts’ genes

Life

Giant viruses may just be small viruses that stole hosts’ genes

Genome sequences found in a waste-water plant seem to question the possibility that giant viruses are a whole new domain of life – but not everyone is convinced

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Life

World's largest canary discovered on island of giants and dwarfs

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Life

First ever cavefish discovered in Europe evolved super-fast

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Humans

Neanderthal artist revealed in a finely carved raven bone

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Life

Mice lived with us 15,000 years ago even before farming took off

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