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Evolution

comb jelly

Life

Animals with weird neurons may rewrite the story of brain evolution

The neurons of comb jellies are a peculiar shape and use chemicals not found in the brains of other animals 鈥� hinting they might have evolved independently of other neurons

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vampire bat

Life

Vampire bats might avoid bitter substances to dodge indigestion

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kangaroo hand bones

Life

Large extinct Australian kangaroo spent half its life in trees

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guanacos

Life

Llamas and alpacas carry genes from mysterious 鈥榞host鈥� relatives

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Life

Bizarre ‘manta shark’ slowly cruised the oceans 93 million years ago

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Life

Altered bioelectric genes give zebrafish wings like flying fish

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Humans

Was it just luck that our species survived and the Denisovans didn’t?

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lungfish

Life

Australian lungfish has largest genome of any animal sequenced so far

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dogs

Humans

Humans may have domesticated dogs by accident by sharing excess meat

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Life

Why don鈥檛 wildebeest have wheels? Exploring the limits of evolution

Evolution has produced a stupendous diversity of lifeforms, but there are some adaptations it never seems to produce, like flying plants or zebras with guns. Is there is a limit to its creativity?

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Life

New species are more likely to evolve in areas where few already exist

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Life

Toads on tropical islands are rapidly shrinking as they evolve

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Humans

Evolution explains why social distancing due to covid-19 is so hard

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Life

Lizards that lost their legs re-evolved them as the climate got wetter

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