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human evolution

Ancient ‘sea woodlice’ had surprisingly complicated guts

Life

Ancient ‘sea woodlice’ had surprisingly complicated guts

Fossil trilobites dating back to the dawn of animal evolution had unexpectedly complex and varied digestive systems, hinting that they ate varied and hard-to-digest food

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Bare bones: Five human ancestors known only from a few fossils

Humans

Bare bones: Five human ancestors known only from a few fossils

Features

Berger 1

Life

The fossil finder extraordinaire who's rewriting human evolution

Features

New Zealand’s iconic kiwi birds may be losing their sight

Life

New Zealand’s iconic kiwi birds may be losing their sight

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Fossilised worm holes

Environment

Tiny worm burrows may reveal when first complex animals evolved

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Outstretched hands holding earth

Life

Thousands of new lifeforms discovered that redraw tree of life

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Ankle fossil suggests our ancient ancestors leapt like acrobats

Humans

Ankle fossil suggests our ancient ancestors leapt like acrobats

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A spinning carousel

Humans

We seem to be getting stupider and population ageing may be why

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A third of UK adults question evolution. Does that matter?

Life

A third of UK adults question evolution. Does that matter?

Comment

Alzheimer’s and smoking genes suggest we’re still evolving

Humans

Alzheimer’s and smoking genes suggest we’re still evolving

In the 20th century, people in the UK evolved to be less likely to smoke heavily and get Alzheimer’s, but the changes were subtle and may not last

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Life

Weird fish fossil changes the story of how we moved onto land

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Humans

Controversial footprints suggest we evolved in Europe not Africa

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Humans

It only takes a few gene tweaks to make a human voice

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Humans

Male athletes with higher world rankings are better looking

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