Earth
Oxygen oasis for early life found in ancient rock
A 2-billion-year-old rock has revealed the first evidence of the isolated pockets where oxygen-breathing life may have evolved
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Humans
Beyond the bones: The archaeology of human networks
Culture
Life
Amphibians’ swim stroke has lasted 270 million years
News
Environment
Evolution of placentas upended fish sexual politics
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Environment
410-million-year-old arachnid crawls back to life
Regulars
Environment
Biggest ever flying bird and the beast that dwarfed it
Regulars
Environment
Frisky flower uses bellows to blast pollen at birds
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Health
How scared should we be of lab-created flu outbreaks?
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Earth
Ancient water cache may be pristine primordial soup
News
Health
Tibetan altitude gene came from extinct human species
The distant ancestors of modern Tibetans interbred with extinct humans called Denisovans, and picked up a gene for living up where the air is thin
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Humans
Neanderthals evolved their teeth before big brains
News
Health
Meaty puzzle: Did TB evolve to boost hungry brains?
Opinion
Environment
First predator fish crushed armoured prey in its jaws
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Life
The father enigma: Why do nature’s devoted dads care?
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