Science
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Black squirrels may be evolving due to roadkill in cities
Black squirrels have advantages and disadvantages, depending on where they are Doug Wechsler / naturepl.com Road accidents seem to be…
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Hunter-gatherers get less sleep than people in industrial societies
Members of the Himba community in Namibia get just 5.5 hours of sleep a night on average Nick Fox /…
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Medicines made in space set to touch down in Australian outback
Varda’s first capsule, W-1, after landing in Utah in February 2024 John Kraus/Varda Sometime this week, a 1-metre-wide capsule…
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Black squirrels may be evolving due to roadkill in cities
Black squirrels have advantages and disadvantages, depending on where they are Doug Wechsler / naturepl.com Road accidents seem to be…
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Permafrost mummies are unlocking the secrets of prehistory
This mummified wolf pup, found in Yukon, Canada, is 57,000 years old Government of Yukon The ivory hunters knew they…
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When did people start building houses with corners?
Rectangular buildings became common from about 10,000 years ago, as seen in this reconstruction of the ancient city of Çatalhöyük…
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Big animals have higher cancer risk – but also evolved better defences
African elephants have extra copies of genes that help resist cancer Neil Aldridge/Nature Picture Library/Alamy Bigger animals live longer and…
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Inside the new therapies promising to finally beat autoimmune disease
Pere Santamaria was 15 when he developed myasthenia gravis. This autoimmune condition causes extreme muscle weakness and can sometimes lead to…
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Deep-sea life is still recovering from mining activity 40 years ago
Manganese nodules on the seafloor in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean, photographed by a 2015 expedition ROV KIEL…
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Ancient hunters may have used throwing spears 300,000 years ago
Wooden spears from Schöningen, Germany, dated to 300,000 years ago Minkusimages; Matthias Vogel, NLD. Prehistoric people may have used throwing…
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