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'Singing' dogs may show the evolutionary roots of musicality

Some Samoyeds adjust the pitch of their howls depending on the music being played, showing a form of vocal ability they might have inherited from their wolf ancestors

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The first apes to walk upright may have evolved in Europe

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When we interbred with Neanderthals, they were usually the fathers

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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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The untold story of our remarkable hands and how they made us human

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Humans are the only primates with a chin – now we finally know why

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Photos of a newborn infant being carefully cradled by the medical professional helping to deliver it. The photos are taken from the perspective of the parent giving birth.

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Why is childbirth so hard for humans – and is it getting even harder?

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The best new popular science books of February 2026

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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’s 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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Ape-like hominin Paranthropus was more adaptable than we thought

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