Life
Chimps respond to each other at a pace similar to human conversation
Humans and chimpanzees both take part in rapid social exchanges, suggesting some foundational principles of language may have evolved earlier than previously thought
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Humans
Denisovan DNA may help modern humans adapt to different environments
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Life
Last common ancestor of all life emerged far earlier than thought
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Technology
Google creates self-replicating life from digital ‘primordial soup’
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Life
Evolutionary story of Australia’s dingoes revealed by ancient DNA
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Humans
Why did humans evolve big brains? A new idea bodes ill for our future
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Humans
How ghost cities in the Amazon are rewriting the story of civilisation
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Life
A surprisingly quick enzyme could shift our understanding of evolution
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Life
Bacteria evolve to get better at evolving in lab experiment
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Life
Hungry deer may have driven tiny plant evolution on Japanese island
On Yakushima island, sika deer might have forced flora to shrink as small as a tenth of the size of their mainland counterparts
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Life
Huge nose of male proboscis monkeys is key to mating success
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Health
Why viewing cancer as an ecosystem could lead to better treatments
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Comment
Why eggs should be front and centre in the story of evolution
Culture
Life
Huge genetic study redraws the tree of life for flowering plants
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