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Scientists retrieved proteins from six teeth unearthed in China that reveal a potential link between Homo erectus and later ...

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The first visible steps of reconstruction are underway at the site of the deadliest act of antisemitic violence in U.S.

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The bird retina is one of the most energetically expensive tissues in the animal kingdom, yet it doesn’t use the energy ...

Scientists have ranked all known flowering plants and found that more than 20% of their evolutionary history is now at risk ...

Dr Adrian Woolfson is pioneering technologies which he says will lead to a ‘Second Genesis’, where humans can create life like God. He meets ...

Many flowering plants have duplicated genomes, which could have helped them evolve to deal with extreme stress in times of ...

In a new study published in the journal Science, researchers from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, ZSL (Zoological Society of ...

A scientific study says climate change could erase thousands of plant species as habitats vanish and warming reshapes ...

Scientists reveal a crucial link between ancient microbes in Shark Bay and the origins of complex life, offering insights ...