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Chimpanzee group's violent rupture hints at evolutionary roots of war

Researchers who observed a murderous conflict unfolding in a once-unified group of wild chimpanzees say there are parallels with civil wars in human societies

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Surprise fossil discoveries push back the evolution of complex animals

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Fossils discovered in Egypt may be the closest ancestor of all apes

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The Selfish Gene: Still one of the most thrilling evolution books ever

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The Selfish Gene: Still one of the most thrilling evolution books ever

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Adrian Tchaikovsky: 'I try and do interesting aliens'

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Adrian Tchaikovsky: 'I try and do interesting aliens'

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Our extinct Australopithecus relatives may have had difficult births

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Can species evolve fast enough to survive as the planet heats up?

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Human populations evolved in similar ways after we began farming

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We’ve only just confirmed that Homo habilis really existed

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'Singing' dogs may show the evolutionary roots of musicality

Some Samoyeds adjust the pitch of their howls depending on the music being played, showing a form of vocal ability they might have inherited from their wolf ancestors

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The first apes to walk upright may have evolved in Europe

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When we interbred with Neanderthals, they were usually the fathers

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Everyone's a queen: The ant species with no males or workers

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Microbe with the smallest genome yet pushes the boundaries of life

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