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Killer fungi made us hot-blooded

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Killer fungi made us hot-blooded

Being warm-blooded takes a lot of energy, so why did it evolve? It may be a shield against deadly fungal diseases, writes Rob Dunn

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Turtle eggs communicate to hatch together

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Deep sea fishing for tuna began 42,000 years ago

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Deep sea fishing for tuna began 42,000 years ago

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Life began with a planetary mega-organism

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Life began with a planetary mega-organism

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Our ancestors speak out after 3 million years

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Our ancestors speak out after 3 million years

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Fetus donates stem cells to heal mother's heart

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Humans learn to walk like rats

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Humans learn to walk like rats

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Rats became the ultimate human pest four times over

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Skeleton of ancient human relative may yield skin

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Skeleton of ancient human relative may yield skin

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Baby apes' arm waving hints at origins of language

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Baby apes' arm waving hints at origins of language

Young apes rely on arm waving and head shaking to get their message across, backing the idea that visual gestures were a first step on the road to human language

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Warm water lured landlubber animals back to sea

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Cave painters did see spotty horses, not just in dreams

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Mental problems gave early humans an edge

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Oldest artist's workshop in the world discovered

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