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New Scientist: The Collection - Life on Earth: Origins, Evolution, Extinction

Evolution's big bang: How life on Earth took off

Life

Evolution's big bang: How life on Earth took off

Features

Stunning fossils: Dinosaur death match

Life

Stunning fossils: Dinosaur death match

Features

Adapt first, mutate later: Is evolution out of order?

Life

Adapt first, mutate later: Is evolution out of order?

Features

Meet your maker: Homing in on the ancestor of all life

Life

Meet your maker: Homing in on the ancestor of all life

Features

Sorry, tiger: Why we should save weird species first

Life

Sorry, tiger: Why we should save weird species first

Features

No more primal soup: Creating life without water

Earth

No more primal soup: Creating life without water

Features

My verdict on Gaia hypothesis: beautiful but flawed

Earth

My verdict on Gaia hypothesis: beautiful but flawed

Opinion

Lifeless Earth: What if everything died out tomorrow?

Earth

Lifeless Earth: What if everything died out tomorrow?

Features

Gaia's comeback: How life shapes the weather

Earth

Gaia's comeback: How life shapes the weather

Features

Dawn of the water eaters: How Earth got its oxygen

Life

Dawn of the water eaters: How Earth got its oxygen

Features

How was Earth's life kindled under a cold sun?

Earth

How was Earth's life kindled under a cold sun?

Features

Evolution's detectives: Closing in on missing links

Life

Evolution's detectives: Closing in on missing links

Features

Fossils: Signs of early life

Fossils: Signs of early life

Features

Fossils: Not just bones and stones

Fossils: Not just bones and stones

Features

Curled-up young fern frond

Life

Life: is it inevitable or just a fluke?

Features

One-way evolution: The ladder of life makes a comeback

Life

One-way evolution: The ladder of life makes a comeback

Features

First life: The search for the first replicator

Life

First life: The search for the first replicator

Features

Unnatural selection: How humans are driving evolution

Life

Unnatural selection: How humans are driving evolution

Features

Why evolution is going nowhere fast

Life

Why evolution is going nowhere fast

Features

Mass extinctions: A brief history of catastrophe

Mass extinctions: A brief history of catastrophe

Features

Evolution's X factor: Shuffling up new species

Life

Evolution's X factor: Shuffling up new species

Features

Hydrogen bombshell: Rewriting life's history

Life

Hydrogen bombshell: Rewriting life's history

Features

Evolvability: How to cash in on the genetic lottery

Life

Evolvability: How to cash in on the genetic lottery

Features

Gaia's evil twin: Is life its own worst enemy?

Earth

Gaia's evil twin: Is life its own worst enemy?

Features

The Ordovician: Life's second big bang

Life

The Ordovician: Life's second big bang

Features

Evolution: 24 myths and misconceptions

Life

Evolution: 24 myths and misconceptions

News

Ediacarans: the 'long fuse' of the Cambrian explosion?

Earth

Ediacarans: the 'long fuse' of the Cambrian explosion?

Features

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