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Fossils discovered in Egypt may be the closest ancestor of all apes
Pieces of jawbone and teeth found in Egypt have been identified as a new early ape species named Masripithecus moghraensis, which lived about 17 million years ago
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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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Can species evolve fast enough to survive as the planet heats up?
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‘Singing’ dogs may show the evolutionary roots of musicality
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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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Why is childbirth so hard for humans 鈥� and is it getting even harder?
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The best new popular science books of February 2026
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Huge fossil bonanza preserves 512-million-year-old ecosystem
A treasure trove of Cambrian fossils has been discovered in southern China, providing a window on marine life shortly after Earth鈥檚 first mass extinction event
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Why did magic mushrooms evolve? We may finally have the answer
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Ancient giant kangaroos could have hopped despite their huge size
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Our earliest vertebrate ancestors may have had four eyes
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Octopuses prompt rethink of why animals evolve big brains
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