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Early fish

Crashing waves may have spurred the evolution of backbones

25 October 2018

Backbones helped vertebrates conquer the oceans and move onto land. Now a study hints they may have evolved as protection against strong waves in shallow waters
Worst mass extinctions may have been caused by rising mountains

Worst mass extinctions may have been caused by rising mountains

23 April 2018

A pair of mass extinctions struck in quick succession just before the dinosaur era, and the birth of a mountain range in South Africa may have been partly to blame

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