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Cup fungus (Dasyscyphella nivea) covered in water droplets, beside Zygote fungi (Zygomycota), close up. Hertfordshire, England, UK. November. Focus stacked image.

Life

Fungi evolved their weird and wild shapes in two big bursts

The vast array of shapes that fungi can take, including colourful mushroom caps and tangles of thread-like moulds, evolved in two big bursts hundreds of millions of years ago

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A large, black Newfoundland dog with drool dripping from its half open mouth

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Mucus has evolved at least 15 times in mammals

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FEATURE CROP ONLY Galileos watercolours of the moon 'By courtesy of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities (MiBACT), Central National Library of Florence, Ban of Reproduction

Humans

Scientific illustrations illuminate work by Galileo, Einstein and more

Regulars

3D models of the femur and ulnae of Sahelanthropus tchadensis

Humans

Human ancestors may have walked on two legs 7 million years ago

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Chewing gum

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Chewing can increase your body's energy use by up to 15 per cent

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Saccorhytus coronarius

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Sac with a mouth and no anus wasn't our earliest ancestor after all

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Unlike in other primates, the human voice box has lost small tissue structures called vocal membranes, which may have been involved in the evolution of speech

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Losing parts of our voice box may have helped humans evolve to speak

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Digital restoration of fossil child and adult crania

Humans

Shape of human brain has barely changed in past 160,000 years

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A pobblebonk frog (Limnodynastes terraereginae) in south-east Queensland, Australia

Life

Pobblebonk frogs have a weird trick for surviving very acidic pools

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DEWD0X Archaeological Site of Atapuerca. Archaeological Site: Gran Dolina. World Heritage Site. Burgos. Castilla-Leon. Spain.

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Life As Told By a Sapiens to a Neanderthal review: Joyful curiosity

This evolution bestseller is full of ironic humour, sharp insights and affectionate acknowledgement of human flaws – and ends up as a celebration of curiosity

Culture

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Evolution of lactose tolerance probably driven by famine and disease

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Life

Controversial idea that T. rex was three species comes under fire

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Humans

Mistakenly calling AIs 'sentient' is more dangerous than we think

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Life

Ear anatomy shows warm-blooded animals evolved 233 million years ago

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