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Life

When did animals like foxes first start living alongside people?

We used to think "synanthropic" animals like raccoons, foxes and ravens started living alongside people around the time of the agricultural revolution, about 10,000 years ago. But it could have been much earlier, says Michael Marshall

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Life

Comb jellies, not sponges, might be the oldest animal group after all

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Life

Butterflies evolved 100 million years ago in North America

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Health

Calorie boost may explain why adults evolved ability to digest milk

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The Age of Cats review: How our furry friends evolved, and what’s next

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The Age of Cats review: How our furry friends evolved, and what’s next

Culture

A black-and-white photo of a man dressed in warm furs crouching down next to Balto, a dog that appears to be a dark-furred husky type dog. Behind them is a brick building.

Life

Balto's genome reveals famed sledge dog was a mutt

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Life

Evolutionary oddball has seven genomes inside a single cell

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MY EVEREST Film Distributed by Bohemia Media My Everest is in cinemas 27 April

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My Everest review: A horseback journey to the world's highest mountain

Culture

How smart is ChatGPT really – and how do we judge intelligence in AIs?

Technology

How smart is ChatGPT really – and how do we judge intelligence in AIs?

Features

Ljubljana Marshes Wheel with axle (oldest wooden wheel yet discovered)

Humans

Can we ever know who invented the wheel?

Some of the most important inventions – wheels, nets and the written word – have creators lost to time, even though their impact shaped the world we live in

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Life

Early break-up of eastern African forests shaped our ape ancestors

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Humans

Bone fragment reveals humans wore leather clothes 39,000 years ago

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Sleeping Beauties review: The strange nature of nature's inventiveness

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Life

Skates evolved their undulating wings thanks to genome origami

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