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Weird microbes could help rewrite the origin of multicellular life
Single-celled organisms called archaea can become multicellular when compressed, highlighting the role of physical forces in evolution
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Beth Shapiro: The ancient DNA pioneer鈥檚 mission to bring back the dodo
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Two injured comb jellies can merge to form one individual
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These fish have evolved legs that can find and taste buried food
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The cactus family鈥檚 surprising evolutionary journey
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Some flowers may have evolved long stems to be better 鈥榮een鈥� by bats
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Stunningly preserved pterosaur fossils reveal how they soared
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An engrossing history of teeth shows their complex role in evolution
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Donald Johanson: Unearthing Lucy changed my life and the world
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What made us human? The fossils redefining our evolutionary origins
From Neanderthals to Australopithecus and Paranthropus, the more we鈥檝e learned about ancient hominins, the harder it has become to define what a human is
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Jurassic fossils show modern mammals grow faster than ancient ones
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Chimps respond to each other at a pace similar to human conversation
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Denisovan DNA may help modern humans adapt to different environments
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Last common ancestor of all life emerged far earlier than thought
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