Life
Complex cells may have evolved due to a shortage of trace metals
Trace metals like iron and copper became rare in the oceans around 2 billion years ago, around when complex “eukaryotic” cells first appeared
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Health
Rise of measles linked with emergence of large cities 2500 years ago
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Life
The first dinosaurs may have laid soft eggs without hard shells
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10 of the best non-fiction science books to read right now
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Life
Ancient anchovies were huge and used sabre teeth to eat other fish
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How the turtle got its shell: Amazing fossils are solving the mystery
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Life
What is life and how did it evolve? We’re getting closer to the answer
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Humans
Homo sapiens: Why did evolution favour the brainy ape?
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Earth’s first life may have fuelled itself with a metal metabolism
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Europe’s cave bears may have died out because of their large sinuses
Plant-eating cave bears vanished when ice spread across Europe – maybe because their large sinuses prevented them chewing meat to adapt to the new conditions
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Humans
Human evolution: The astounding new story of the origin of our species
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Sharks are easier to catch in cooler waters, and we have no idea why
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The evolutionary mystery of flying may finally be cracked by genetics
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Bacteria sacrifice themselves when under attack to save their colonies
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