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Evolution
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Life on Earth
Jun 21
Blades of grass and long faces
New analyses help to reveal the evolutionary pressures that gave rise to the trunks of modern elephants.
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eLife
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Life on Earth
May 17
Early replicators
Mathematical models of how ribonucleic acid (RNA)-like molecules make copies of…
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eLife
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Life on Earth
May 3
The diets of ancient birds
Fossils of extinct birds shed new light on the roles these animals played…
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eLife
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Life on Earth
Feb 28
How hagfish slime evolved
The slime that hagfishes use to defend themselves against predators likely…
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eLife
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Life on Earth
Feb 27
Calls within calls
Analysing the vocalisations of wild orangutans reveals that they combine vocal…
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eLife
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Life on Earth
Feb 9
Bright wings
Complex feather color patterns lead to more rapid color evolution in kingfisher birds.
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eLife
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Life on Earth
Jan 12, 2023
A genetic hair loss formula
Mammals that have lost their hair evolved this trait independently but…
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eLife
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Life on Earth
Sep 9, 2022
Crossing the valley
Pupfish shed light on how new species evolve when the steps to get there reduce…
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eLife
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Life on Earth
Sep 9, 2022
How the jawed fish got its scales
A three-dimensional model of an ancient fish reveals new information…
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eLife
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Life on Earth
Sep 8, 2022
A fish out of water
The lungs of vertebrates evolved from being a single organ to a paired structure…
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