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The stripy stick insect that walked with dinosaurs

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The stripy stick insect that walked with dinosaurs

The earliest known plant-mimicking stick insect has been found, preserved for 126 million years

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The best parents don't try to score top marks

Mind

The best parents don't try to score top marks

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Alzheimer's molecules may have powered early life

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Evolution's traps: When our world leads animals astray

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Evolution's traps: When our world leads animals astray

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Life

Shrub is a smart gambler when tackling parasites

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Racial categories aren't hardwired in our minds

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Racial categories aren't hardwired in our minds

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Whale graveyard reveals most ancient mass strandings

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Whale graveyard reveals most ancient mass strandings

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Sharp thinking: How shaping tools built our brains

Life

Sharp thinking: How shaping tools built our brains

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Pancreatic cancer's killer trick offers treatment hope

Life

Pancreatic cancer's killer trick offers treatment hope

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I'm breeding biodegradable batteries from viruses

Life

I'm breeding biodegradable batteries from viruses

Biological engineer Angela Belcher is genetically modifying viruses to create batteries that can be recharged thousands of times and then decay harmlessly

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Origin of organs: Thank viruses for your skin and bone

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Life

Zoologger: Sabre-toothed frog is an evolutionary loner

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Life

Dog brains respond to calls just like human brains

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Life

Our blender brain: How mixing ideas made us human

Opinion

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