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Nightmare fish may explain how our ‘fight or flight’ response evolved

Lampreys are the stuff of nightmares, complete with long, slimy bodies; circular mouths filled with teeth; and parasitic tendencies. But…

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Colonies of single-celled creatures could explain how embryos evolved

Chromosphaera perkinsii resembles the early stages of animal embryo development during its multicellular life stage DudinLab A single-celled creature originally…

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How Take That’s Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald have evolved from baby-faced teens to ‘dad band’ trio as they begin This Life tour

Take That kick off their huge UK and Ireland stadium tour this weekend in Sheffield, following the success of their new…

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A bacterium has evolved into a new cellular structure inside algae

A Braarudosphaera bigelowii cell, with a black arrow showing its nitrogen-fixing organelle Tyler Coale, University of California, Santa Cruz In…

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How have feminist voices evolved beyond the West? | TV Shows

As we mark Women’s History Month, what does feminism look like when we recentre sidelined voices from the Global South?…

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City moths may have evolved smaller wings due to light pollution

A spindle ermine moth perched on a flower DP Wildlife Invertebrates / Alamy Moths trying to survive in bright cities…

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State of the Union history: How SOTU has evolved since George Washington’s first address in 1790

The U.S. Constitution spells it out clearly in Article II, Section 3: The president “shall from time to time give…

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Earliest known sex chromosomes evolved in octopuses

A California two-spot octopus Norbert Wu/ Minden Pictures/ Alamy The earliest known sex chromosomes have been found in an octopus…

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Baleen whales evolved a unique larynx to communicate but cannot escape human noise

Baleen whales are the largest animals to have ever roamed our planet and as top predators play a vital role…

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ADHD may have evolved to help foragers know when to cut their losses

Early hunter-gatherers who faced food scarcity may have benefitted from the impulsivity that can come with ADHD JOHN SIBBICK/SCIENCE PHOTO…

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