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Why does evolution happen? The rules on Earth may well be universal

Dig down, and evolution by natural selection is just about spontaneous, sustained accumulation of complexity – if life elsewhere exists, it’s likely to develop in the same way

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Our Human Story newsletter: The patterns of domestication

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Why the ancestors of dogs were our colleagues not friends

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How our ape ancestors suddenly lost their tails 25 million years ago

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The microbial gunk that hardens on teeth is revealing our deep past

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We need to fully explore the planet to understand our species’ origins

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The other cradle of humanity: How Arabia shaped human evolution

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Lost art of the Stone Age: The cave paintings redrawing human history

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Richard Lewontin: Pioneering evolutionary biologist dies aged 92

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Jungle review: How tropical forests helped shape human evolution

Patrick Roberts's new book Jungle tells the story of tropical forests, from their origins hundreds of millions of years ago to their current perilous condition, and how they shaped the world and us

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New fossil finds show we are far from understanding how humans evolved

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Newly identified ancestor of Neanderthals complicates the human story

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

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Ancient hominins may have needed midwives to help deliver babies

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