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February 19, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm‘Mind-blowing’ baby chick study challenges a theory of how humans evolved languageNewborn chicks connect sounds with shapes…

We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.This week, from 2022:…

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“Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique has fossil sites that, as recently as 2016, had never been explored. It is here that the Paleo-Primate Project (PPP) studies…

Little Foot, one of the world’s most complete hominin fossils, may be a new species of human ancestor, according to research that raises questions about our…

Ten years ago, I would have turned my nose up at the idea that we already understood how to get machines to think. In the 2010s,…

November 13, 20252 min readDog Skull Analysis Rewrites Evolution of Humanity’s Best FriendA surprising diversity of dog shapes and sizes evolved long before the Victorians began…

Soft batteries and water-walking robots are among the many creations made possible by studying animals and plants. By Carl Zimmer Illustrations by Álvaro Bernis Nov. 10,…

RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 01 October 2025 After an initial treatment response, most ovarian cancers recur because of drug-resistant cell populations. Blood-based tracking, used to monitor clonal evolution…

Nature, Published online: 01 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02972-2Little is known about the early history of lizards, snakes and their kin. New fossil discoveries reveal a complex evolutionary…