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Black squirrels may be evolving due to roadkill in cities
Grey squirrels can actually come in black morphs, which are doing well in one US city because they're less likely to become roadkill
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When did life begin on Earth? New evidence reveals a shocking story
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Humans
Why it鈥檚 so hard to tell when Homo sapiens became a distinct species
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A whole new world of tiny beings challenges fundamental ideas of life
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Life
London Underground mutant mosquitoes have surprisingly ancient origins
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How humans evolved to think about risk may cost Earth dearly
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Humans
How our ancestors invented clothing and transformed it into fashion
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Life
Why sabre-toothed animals evolved again and again
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Humans
Survival of the wittiest: Could wordplay have boosted human evolution?
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Life
The theory of evolution can evolve without rejecting Darwinism
Alternative thinking on the evolution of species is a welcome way to highlight some neglected aspects of life on Earth, but it doesn't mean Darwin was wrong
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Life
The extraordinary ways species control their own evolutionary fate
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Humans
Ancient footprints show how early human species lived side by side
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Life
Worm-like fossil is the oldest ancestor of spiders and crustaceans
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Life
Heart-shaped mollusc has windows that work like fibre optics
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