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Humans

Why are religions so judgemental? Ask evolution

The rise of moralising religions like Christianity can be explained by evolution – and so can their eventual downfall, says evolutionary psychologist Nicolas Baumard

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Life

Lizard gets to grips with city life by evolving stickier feet

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A pygmy bushtit

Environment

Smallest perching bird’s long-lost family revealed by genetics

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The yellow blooms of a flowering mustard plant

Life

Plants may form memories using mad cow disease proteins

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A spectacular landscape of cliffs with a waterfall plunging down to a crater and rocky pinnacles in the background

Earth

Inside the lost cave world of the Amazon's tepui mountains

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Humans

The 4 genetic traits that helped humans conquer the world

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Humans

Meet our hybrid ancestors who kept extinct humans' DNA alive

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Abstract picture of ice crystals

Life

Missing building block of life could be made on ice in space

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Missing Y chromosome kept us apart from Neanderthals

Humans

Missing Y chromosome kept us apart from Neanderthals

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Humans

The truth about migration: How evolution made us xenophobes

Multicultural societies are more harmonious and successful, but to make them work we must fight our evolved tendencies to mistrust migrants

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Health

The truth about migration: We're a stay-at-home species

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Life

Extinct animal flew underwater kites made of its own young

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Life

Has ritual human sacrifice shaped societies and class systems?

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Life

Eyeless cave shrimp senses light and can live frozen in ice

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