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human evolution

giraffes

Life

Baby giraffes with small and oval markings are most likely to die

Masai giraffes born with large or round spots may find it easier to hide from predators than giraffes with small or elliptical spots

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Human skull

Humans

Every man in Spain was wiped out 4500 years ago by hostile invaders

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An adult female Neanderthal hand and arm from the left side.

Humans

Neanderthals had dexterous hands that could have held tools like a pen

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Female flies evolved serrated genitals that get in the way during sex

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Female flies evolved serrated genitals that get in the way during sex

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Ediacaran fossil

Earth

Earliest known animal was a half-billion-year-old underwater blob

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Busy high street

Humans

People are more clued up about science than you might think

Leader

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visits a school in Istanbul

Comment

It's an outrage that Turkey is ditching Darwin from science textbooks

Comment

A volcano on Flores

Humans

Volcanic eruption may have helped drive real-life hobbits extinct

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face

Humans

The 'me' illusion: How your brain conjures up your sense of self

Features

bonnethead shark

Life

We've discovered a shark that eats plants as a side dish to shellfish

The bonnethead shark nibbles on seagrass as it catches shellfish - now we know it extracts nutrients from the greens in its diet

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Life

Elk gamble with their lives in spring to win a mate in autumn

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Life

We have the power to halt evolution itself – should we use it?

Leader

Life

Evolution is making us sick and for the first time we can stop it

Features

Life

Colourful clownfish carry an unusual health warning for predators

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