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An artist's rendering of the process of a dinosaur evolving into a bird

How fast does evolution happen?

By Marlowe Starling published

Measuring the pace of evolution is tricky, but some species can evolve as quickly as a few generations.

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An underwater photo of a hydrothermal vent

Defense system common to all life came from 'Asgard'

By Tia Ghose published

Defense systems found in all complex life, including the human body, came from primeval microbes known as 'Asgards.'

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A collage showing many different types of animals

Evolution: Facts about the processes that shape the diversity of life on Earth

By Tiffany Taylor published

Discover interesting facts about how evolution works, the different patterns that can emerge from evolution, how quickly organisms can evolve, and whether evolution is a random or ordered process

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A diagram showing a circular tree of life for flowering plant genera, with illustrations of the plants around the perimeter of the circle

What is the 'tree of life'?

By Emma Bryce published

The tree of life maps out the relationships between all living things, and it's in constant flux.

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An artist’s impression of what Francevillian Basin "macrofossils" might have looked like if they were alive 2.1 billion years ago.

Continental collision 2.1 billion years ago may have sparked '1st attempt' at complex life on Earth

By Patrick Pester published

Researchers have laid out the case for complex life evolving 2.1 billion years ago, but not everyone is convinced it started so early.

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Three researchers walk out onto the salty crust left behind after water has evaporated at Last Chance Lake in September 2022.

Last Chance Lake: The unusual 'soda lake' with conditions that may have given rise to life on Earth

By Sascha Pare published

Scientists consider Last Chance Lake to be an analog for lakes that may have existed on Earth 4 billion years ago and contained the ingredients for early life on our planet.

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Portrait of a male common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes).

Y chromosome is evolving faster than the X, primate study reveals

By Nicola Williams published

The male Y chromosome in humans is evolving faster than the X. Scientists have now discovered the same trend in six species of primate.

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Girl watching an aquarium.

Why don't humans have gills?

By Marlowe Starling published

Our distant fish ancestors had gills, so why don't humans?

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Pipette adding a sample to a petri dish with a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) profile in the background.

Genomes of 51 animal species mapped in record time, creating 'evolutionary time machine'

By Kiley Price published

Using a new technique, scientists created genetic blueprints for kangaroos, penguins, sharks and more.

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A young girl sitting on a bed smells her own foot.

Why can't we smell ourselves as well as we smell others?

By Amanda Heidt published

It isn't true that we can't smell ourselves, although we do become habituated to our own scent.

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