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22/08/2016 - 12:06

But when animals first diversified some 542m or more years ago in the Cambrian “explosion”, there may have been an even greater diversity... →

14/08/2016 - 13:19

Darwin was a diligent thinker. He agonised over any example he came across of organisms behaving in a way that seemed to run counter to his... →

07/08/2016 - 13:30

These are global trends but, living in the US, it seems to me that there is something particularly American to them. We have a long... →

31/07/2016 - 12:37

It was only in the early 1900s that British doctors realised that the housefly could carry disease on its bristly legs: flies were a major... →

24/07/2016 - 17:20

Researchers such as Roughgarden argue that it was a classic case of "confirmation bias". Many biologists were seeing what they wanted to... →

18/07/2016 - 12:06

1. It can make you sad Strange but true: Even if you generally eat a healthy diet, consuming fast food can increase your risk for... →

11/07/2016 - 14:04

The speakers provided a wealth of information, but for me, three key points rose to the top: Yes, GMOs are safe (and often misunderstood)... →

07/07/2016 - 11:53

The people perpetrating these microaggressions may be completely unaware that they hold a prejudiced view. Psychologists distinguish... →

01/07/2016 - 18:46

Although Enceladus is small in size and shrouded in a thick shell of ice, it appears to be a habitable world: It has a source of energy... →

23/06/2016 - 12:01

Back in 1961, scientist Frank Drake came up with the first equation to predict how many spacefaring civilizations there were in the... →

17/06/2016 - 16:24

Figures like this show that cancer is not only extremely pervasive, but also becoming more and more common. But why will so many people... →

11/06/2016 - 12:58

Scientists explain in Science Advances how ground measurements and satellite data were used to create an atlas of a world brightened by... →

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