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Life’s hidden laws: The arcane rules of evolution and how they work

Life

Life’s hidden laws: The arcane rules of evolution and how they work

A handful of “rules” govern how evolution shapes life on Earth, from island gigantism to colours shifting with latitude – and offer clues about how animals and plants might adapt to a warming world

Features

Earth review: BBC tells terrifying story of our planet’s Great Dying

Comment

Earth review: BBC tells terrifying story of our planet’s Great Dying

Culture

Environment

Loss of large animals in Europe is entirely due to people, not climate

News

Why we should do more to protect frogs and toads

Health

Why we should do more to protect frogs and toads

Comment

The shocking decline of Earth’s microbiome – and how to save it

Life

The shocking decline of Earth’s microbiome – and how to save it

Features

view of Earth from space

Life

The ozone layer was destroyed during Earth's biggest mass extinction

News

The k??k??p?? is a nocturnal, flightless parrot. And its strangeness doesn't end there. It's critically endangered and one of New Zealand???s unique treasures.Sirocco is a charismatic k??k??p??, national treasure and media superstar. He's also New Zealand's official Spokesbird for conservation.

Life

Wilder review: A compelling look at how lost species are restored

Culture

Ancient footprints in New Mexico’s White Sands National Park.

Humans

Ice Age Footprints review: Ancient humans’ arrival in North America

Culture

A New Caledonian storm petrel pattering across the sea

Life

Seabird discovered by science this year may be critically endangered

News

Intertangled mass of articulated fish

Life

Impaled turtle reveals new insight on the day the dinosaurs died

A controversial fossil site claimed to preserve a scene of destruction from the day the dinosaurs died seems to show the even happened in spring there and led to a turtle being impaled on a branch

News

Humans

Extinction Rebellion begins fortnight of climate protests in London

News

Life

Dinosaurs may have already been going extinct before the asteroid hit

News

Life

An Australian mouse thought to be extinct still survives on an island

News

Life

Sharks were almost wiped out in an extinction 19 million years ago

News