Life
Why Darwin was wrong about the tree of life
The tree of life, one of the iconic concepts of evolution, has turned out to be a figment of our imagination
Features
Life
Editorial: Uprooting Darwin’s tree
Opinion
Life
Competition drives evolution of ‘super sperm’
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Life
Colourful pigs evolved through farming, not nature
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Earth
Nut-cracking monkeys find the right tool for the job
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Earth
Did life begin in a pool of acidic gloop?
Features
Humans
How novels help drive social evolution
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Humans
Neanderthals might have made good blood donors
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Life
Artificial molecule evolves in the lab
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Humans
On the trail of early humans
In 2000, Brigitte Senut discovered the remains of the first human ancestor known to have walked upright. She told Laura Spinney about fossil-hunting in Africa
Opinion
Health
Review: Freaks of Nature by Mark S. Blumberg
Books & Arts
Earth
Darwin missed ‘earliest’ Galapagos species
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Life
Review: Why Evolution is True by Jerry Coyne
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Humans
Genes give Africans a better sense of taste
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