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This summer on his final tour, and for the last 48 years, Richard Dawkins has argued that living things are the sum of their ...

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Scientists have discovered that Denisovans, a recently identified hominin group, interbred with modern humans in multiple events, passing on genes that aided adaptation to diverse environments.

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A fungus discovered in the mouse stomach may hold a key to fungal evolution within the gastrointestinal tract, according to ...

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