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A new way of analysing fossils has revealed more about animals and environments of ancient times, when humans were evolving.

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Material objects communicate in a way that’s fundamentally different from everything else,” the artist says. “They tell you ...

A great white shark is a masterwork of evolutionary engineering. These beautiful predators glide effortlessly through the ...