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Orcas are bringing humans gifts – what does it mean?

Researchers have documented orcas seemingly gifting rays, seals and fish to scientists and divers, which could suggest they have theory of mind and engage in altruism – even across species

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Ash trees are rapidly evolving some resistance to ash dieback disease

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Health

Women's pelvises are shrinking – how is that changing childbirth?

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The word 'language' being highlighted in a dictionary.

Humans

Ancient humans only evolved language once, but why?

Features

Our big brains may have evolved because of placental sex hormones

Humans

Our big brains may have evolved because of placental sex hormones

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Ancient monstersaur had 'goblin-like' teeth and sheddable tail

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Ancient monstersaur had 'goblin-like' teeth and sheddable tail

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Mind

Women find other women’s faces even more attractive than men do

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Humans

Ancient humans evolved to be better teachers as technology advanced

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Sentinel-5 seafloor scene

Environment

Could undersea living be the future as sea levels rise?

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TB's extraordinary evolution reveals why the ancient disease lives on

Health

TB's extraordinary evolution reveals why the ancient disease lives on

Once thought to have originated in cows and spread through dust, the surprising evolutionary story of tuberculosis reveals why it's so hard to stamp out this ancient disease, writes Carl Zimmer

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There’s growing evidence the big five mass extinctions never happened

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Life

Fossils show puzzling lack of evolution during last ice age peak

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Mind

Five tests will help you understand the full scope of your imagination

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Mind

The four types of imagination and how they create our worlds

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