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The surprising, ancient origins of TB, humanity's most deadly disease

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The surprising, ancient origins of TB, humanity's most deadly disease

New developments in a 10,000-year-old cold case have upended our ideas about how and when tuberculosis began infecting humans – and offered hope for a better vaccine

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Extinct Sicilian elephant lost 8000 kilograms as it evolved and shrank

Life

Extinct Sicilian elephant lost 8000 kilograms as it evolved and shrank

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pike

Life

Many female animals are evolving to look more attractive to mates

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ancient amphibian

Life

Some early land-dwelling amphibians evolved back into aquatic species

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eukaryotic cell

Life

The first complex cell may have had dozens of nuclei instead of one

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tamarin

Life

Monkeys can change their accent to communicate with another species

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photographic memory

Life

Did you know? Fewer than 100 people have a photographic memory

Regulars

Toxic beetle’s genetics reveals how evolution makes new organs

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Toxic beetle’s genetics reveals how evolution makes new organs

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What came first the chicken or the egg?

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Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

alcohol

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Alcohol

The word alcohol usually refers to the chemical we call ethanol that humans have consumed as part of food and beverages for at least 9000 years

Humans

Ancient hominins may have needed midwives to help deliver babies

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Humans

Brain's movement control centre may have had key role in our evolution

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Life

The platypus: What nature’s weirdest mammal says about our origins

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Humans

How to boost your self-awareness and make better decisions

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