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Evolution evolves: Beyond the selfish gene

For more than 150 years it has been one of science’s most successful theories, but we need to rethink evolution for the 21st century

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The most detailed look yet at how early humans left Africa

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World's hardiest animal has evolved radiation shield for its DNA

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Rattlesnakes silently shook their tails before evolving rattles

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Rattlesnakes silently shook their tails before evolving rattles

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Superfast evolution could save Tasmanian devils from extinction

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Superfast evolution could save Tasmanian devils from extinction

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Technology

Britain's first lumberjacks have long tales to tell

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Two researchers holding up one of the pieces of rock in question. It has a wavy line on it that represents the putative fossil

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Ancient rock formations could be oldest fossils on the planet

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Metaphysics special: Can we ever know if God exists?

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Metaphysics special: Can we ever know if God exists?

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Metaphysics special: Where do good and evil come from?

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Darwin and DNA: How genetics spurred the evolution of a theory

Mendel and Darwin lived at the same time but never met - yet their ideas about of the natural world would unite into a single revolutionary discovery Ìý

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Birds sing to their unborn chicks to warn them about hot weather

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Cherry or rhubarb? Orangutan mixes tasty cocktails in its mind

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Earth

First Americans must have arrived by sea, not via Alaska

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Life

Simple lab life makes an evolutionary leap in a few generations

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