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A pobblebonk frog (Limnodynastes terraereginae) in south-east Queensland, Australia

Life

Pobblebonk frogs have a weird trick for surviving very acidic pools

Highly acidic water usually breaks down a tadpole’s gill lining, but an Australian frog has evolved to suck in more protective calcium from the extreme ecosystem where it lives

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DEWD0X Archaeological Site of Atapuerca. Archaeological Site: Gran Dolina. World Heritage Site. Burgos. Castilla-Leon. Spain.

Humans

Life As Told By a Sapiens to a Neanderthal review: Joyful curiosity

Culture

Illustration of a Neolithic farming village

Humans

Evolution of lactose tolerance probably driven by famine and disease

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Illustration of Tyrannosaurus rex in the jungle

Life

Controversial idea that T. rex was three species comes under fire

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Illustration of a warm-blooded ancestor of mammals

Life

Ear anatomy shows warm-blooded animals evolved 233 million years ago

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Illustration of Qikiqtania wakei in the water

Life

A fish that evolved to stand up on land went back to living in water

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Southern Ocean and Antarctic islands near the Antarctic Peninsula in winter; Shutterstock ID 204022084; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Life

Antarctic bacteria reveal an evolutionary limit to dealing with heat

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An artist illustration of Meraxes

Life

Meraxes gigas was a huge dinosaur with tiny arms like T. rex

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5 Evolution - How long does evolution take? 2E8WW3F Time, traveling through space and time, 3d illustration

Earth

How long does evolution take? It happens on two different timescales

Features

E. coli bacteria

Life

Bacteria bred for 2000 generations settle long-term evolution mystery

A 2000-generation experiment with bacteria suggests existing variation makes a smaller contribution to evolution than we had thought

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Life

Kenyan chameleons evolved brighter colours after moving to Hawaii

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Health

A single genetic mutation made humans more susceptible to cancer

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Life

Harbour seals can learn how to change their voices to seem bigger

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Life

Plesiosaurs evolved awkward long necks thanks to their big bodies

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