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Chinese fossil reveals evolution of skin in feathered dinosaurs
Unearthed in northeastern China, the nearly complete 130-million-year-old fossil is of a juvenile Psittacosaurus
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Professor apologises for teaching evolution theory
Incident sparks fears about growing threats to freedom of expression
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Rare 3.8-million-year-old skull yields new clues on how humans evolved
The discovery has the potential to alter our understanding of human evolution
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Ancient monkey skull reveals secrets of primate brain evolution
The research used X-rays and CT scans of the inside of the Chilebus' skull to determine its internal structure
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Cows may become biggest mammal on Earth if humans keep up extinctions, predicts study
Creatures including elephants, giraffes and hippos may soon become extinct, say researchers
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Warts and all: Researchers reconstruct face of Cro-Magnon man
Skeleton of Cro-Magnon 1, a male Homo sapiens dating back 28,000 years, was discovered in 1868 in France
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Monkeys use tools to crack nuts, shuck oysters, say researchers
The study was published in the journal Royal Society Open Science
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Oldest human fossil outside Africa dug up in Israel
Discovery sheds new light on routes our ancestors took out of Africa, and helps experts understand human evolution
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Big cats in evolutionary arms race with prey, according to new study
Research suggests fleeing at top speed is a fatal mistake, making it easier for the fearsome felines to kill
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Scientists 'solve' mystery of how first animals appeared on Earth
Global algae bloom changed everything
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'Missing link' bolsters bold theory on dino evolution
Well-known ornithischians include Triceratops, three-tonne Stegosaurus
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Turkey to stop teaching evolution theory in high schools: education board
Turkey senior official claims evolution controversial and difficult to understand
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Your oldest ancestor was really weird and had a big mouth
Saccorhytus appears to be the most primitive member of the broad animal group called deuterostomes
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How human ancestor Lucy died
A high resolution X-ray CT study of Lucy, indicates she suffered fractures to her right humerus
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Mystery 'hobbits' not humans like us: study
Fossils of Homo floresiensis -- dubbed "the hobbits" -- were discovered on the island of Flores in 2003
 
    













