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Person stood on a hill against a dark sky with the Milky Way visible, shining a torch upwards

Life

Why complex life could prove remarkably common in the universe

Two missions to other solar systems are on the table. If they find life chances are it will be sophisticated, say Dirk Schulze-Makuch and William Bains

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Humans

2018 preview: Get ready to meet your newest long-lost ancestor

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Life

Busy doing nothing: How sloths mastered life in the slow lane

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Great tits avoid bad food after seeing grossed-out friends

Life

Great tits avoid bad food after seeing grossed-out friends

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This is the oldest fossil of a plesiosaur from the dinosaur era

Life

This is the oldest fossil of a plesiosaur from the dinosaur era

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Humans

Effortless thinking: Why stereotyping is an evolutionary trap

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Humans

Effortless thinking: The god-shaped hole in your brain

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Trump supporters

Humans

Effortless thinking: Why we're all born to be status quo fans

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football hooligans

Humans

Effortless thinking: Adapting our need to feel part of the gang

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Robot's terrible jokes are a new test of machine intelligence

Technology

Robot's terrible jokes are a new test of machine intelligence

An AI trained to improvise jokes around topics suggested by an audience is testing the ways we perceive and interact with intelligent machines  

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Life

Lizards re-evolved eggs after thousands of years of live births

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Life

Why do female monkeys spend so long looking at rugged males?

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Life

Hummingbirds have massive hearts to power their hovering flight

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Life

Baby pterosaurs were cute, defenceless and unable to fly

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