Ape genes show we have gorillas in our midst
Our ancestors made the evolutionary split with gorillas about 10-million years ago but we still share a remarkable number of genes with the great ape.
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Earliest mammals sniffed their way to success
A new analysis of some of the earliest mammals shows their complex brains evolved in stages, starting with the regions that handle the sense of smell.
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The next link in the chain
The discovery of a fossilised skeleton at the Cradle for Humankind could be the next step in the search for human origins.
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Darwin and the chicken's egg
Darwin showed how natural forces explain the origins of life. This was not a world that needed a divine sculptor.
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Tourism curbed in bid to save Galapagos haven
Record numbers of tourist developments have threatened the Galapagos Islands' endangered plant and animal species.
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My cousin's a chimpanzee
It's not often that a national monument gets to fast-track that awkward birds-'n-bees conversation.
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Professor steps down over creationism row
Britain's national academy of science has parted company with its director of education after a furore over the teaching of creationism in schools.
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