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Chameleons don't change colour, they use smart mirrors

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Chameleons don't change colour, they use smart mirrors

Everyone assumed chameleons actually changed colour, but we now know they really use millions of tiny mirrors to reflect light in different ways

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The skull that chews up theories of human ancestry

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The skull that chews up theories of human ancestry

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Zoologger: Moustache helps hipster spider catch prey

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Zoologger: Moustache helps hipster spider catch prey

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Oldest known member of human family found in Ethiopia

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Oldest known member of human family found in Ethiopia

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Evolution's big bang: How life on Earth took off

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Evolution's big bang: How life on Earth took off

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Did sponge microbiomes help aerate the oceans?

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<i>A New History of Life</i> shows we're not extinction-proof

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A New History of Life shows we're not extinction-proof

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Jurassic fossils reveal varied life of early mammals

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Jurassic fossils reveal varied life of early mammals

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We've got the evolution of complex cells inside-out

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We've got the evolution of complex cells inside-out

Opinion

Genome reveals three more species of Darwin's finches

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Genome reveals three more species of Darwin's finches

The iconic birds from the Galapagos islands may be more diverse than they look, a genome study suggests

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Life

Zoologger: Insect females hell-bent on wiping out males

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Mice evolve better, not bigger, balls in sperm race

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Life

What makes us altruistic – and what's it good for?

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Life

Tape of life may not always be random

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