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Some deep-sea fish have evolved souped-up colour night vision
Several species of fish living in the deep ocean have evolved extra copies of genes that enable them to see a range of colour hues in the near-darkness
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Birds introduced to Hawaii have evolved rapidly in just decades
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Scientists dunked test tubes in hot springs to recreate life鈥檚 origins
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Pollution-proof fish borrow genes from relatives to survive toxins
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Humans
Writing: Making Your Mark reveals the power of the written word
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Pollinators may have evolved 40 million years before flowers existed
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Amazing four-legged fossil shows how walking whales learned to swim
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Albino lizards are the world鈥檚 first genetically modified reptiles
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Gaia rebooted: New version of idea explains how Earth evolved for life
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Animal with an anus that comes and goes could reveal how ours evolved
The warty comb jelly is unique among animals, because its anus completely disappears when it has finished defecating
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How the zebra got its stripes: The problem with ‘just-so’ stories
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Controversial fossils suggest life began to move 2.1 billion years ago
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Australia has been home to hopping kangaroos for 20 million years
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Human or hybrid? The big debate over what a species really is
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