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

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

You’d be amazed how little evidence supports many of our ancient human ancestors. Here are the five species with the fewest fossils

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Cutting off a shark fin

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Banning shark fin soup in the US is bad for shark conservation

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A finger on a touchscreen

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It takes 30 seconds for your fingerprint to grip your smartphone

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Alligator bites shark

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Alligators versus sharks: Who wins this ultimate showdown?

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

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

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Dinosaurs that seemed veggie also ate the odd bit of shellfish

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Dinosaurs that seemed veggie also ate the odd bit of shellfish

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The sharksucker’s modified dorsal fin allows it to clamp on to other sea creatures

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Robots can hitch-hike on sharks thanks to ultrastrong sucker

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Sacrificial virgin spiders let their nieces eat them alive

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Sacrificial virgin spiders let their nieces eat them alive

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There are hardly any old fish left in the ocean – and that’s bad

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Robot made from a DNA strand could deliver cargo in your blood

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Robot made from a DNA strand could deliver cargo in your blood

Micromachine with two feet and two arms could pick up and deliver drugs in the bloodstream or build chemical compounds, one tiny step at a time

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Five mythical animals that turned out to be real

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Meet the vampire ant from hell with huge jaws and a metal horn

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Bats crash into windows because of a glitch with their 'sonar'

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‘Highwaymen’ beetles rob ants of the food in their stomachs

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