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Gaia’s evil twin: Is life its own worst enemy?
The Earth is not the nurturing mother of life of James Lovelock's famous theory 鈥� instead it is far more like murderous Medea, argues biologist Peter Ward
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Life
Animals that count: How numeracy evolved
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Could the orang-utan be our closest relative?
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Humans
Do bow and arrow predate modern humans?
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Humans
Monkey ‘IQ test’ hints at intelligent human ancestor
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Earth
Meet the amphibian only its mother could love
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Male pond skaters forced to ‘sing’ for sex
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Life
Get a grip: Truth about fingerprints revealed
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Life
Unique roots let plant forage in the snow
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Humans
Has the mystery of sex been explained at last?
Biologists have long struggled to explain why most creatures reproduce sexually when they could just clone themselves 鈥� now at last it's becoming clear not only why sex evolved, but when
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Humans
Looking like daddy has material rewards
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Humans
Stone Age hunting traps found deep in Great Lakes
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Humans
Ancient warfare: Fighting for the greater good
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Apes and humans share a common laughing ancestor
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