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H7XEPK Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) viewed from inside hollow stump, Yakushima Island, Japan

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Hungry deer may have driven tiny plant evolution on Japanese island

On Yakushima island, sika deer might have forced flora to shrink as small as a tenth of the size of their mainland counterparts

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Huge nose of male proboscis monkeys is key to mating success

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FGJJJ1 T lymphocytes and cancer cell. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of T lymphocyte cells (smaller round cells) attached

Health

Why viewing cancer as an ecosystem could lead to better treatments

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Humans

Why did hominins like us evolve at all?

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Humans

Did humans evolve to chase down prey over long distances?

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Eastern Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni boettgeri) hatching from egg. Captive, occurs in South East Europe.

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Why eggs should be front and centre in the story of evolution

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Huge genetic study redraws the tree of life for flowering plants

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Humans

Early humans spread as far north as Siberia 400,000 years ago

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Life

Colonies of single-celled creatures could explain how embryos evolved

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Life

Tiny nematode worms can grow enormous mouths and become cannibals

One species of nematode worm turns into a kin-devouring nightmare if it grows up in a crowded environment with a poor diet

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A bacterium has evolved into a new cellular structure inside algae

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Left-handed monkeys prompt rethink about evolution of right-handedness

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Humans

The unexpected reasons why human childhood is extraordinarily long

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Extinct freshwater dolphin from the Amazon was largest of all time

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