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Humans
Evolution’s detectives: Closing in on missing links
Features
Humans
Meet our last common mammalian ancestor
News
Earth
Sooty ships may be geoengineering by accident
News
Tinkerers are the real movers and shakers
Culture
Physics
Light hits near infinite speed in silver-coated glass
News
Space
NASA mulls plan to drag asteroid into moon’s orbit
News
Technology
Laser drills could relight geothermal energy dreams
News
Space
Astrophile: How a faraway dwarf world lost its cloak
News
Humans
Tunable light bulbs could help you sleep better
News
Earth
Climate blindness risked as satellites lose their eyes
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Life
Prehistoric Transylvanian mammal had blood-red teeth
News
Life
Dinosaurs may have evolved feathers for courtship
News