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Scientists pinpoint the exact moment in evolutionary time when mammals became warm-blooded
Scientists figured out the origin of warm-bloodedness in mammals by analyzing the ears of 341 living and extinct species.
Charles Darwin's stolen 'tree of life' notebooks returned after 20 years
A pair of Charles Darwin's notebooks, which were stolen in late 2000, have been anonymously returned to the library that once held them.
7 theories on the origin of life
Reference From lightning to space rocks, here are ideas for how the first life on Earth came to be.
Top 10 things that make humans special
Here are 10 things that make humans special when compared with the rest of the animal kingdom.
Weird chromosome loss found in these creeping voles
Creeping voles lost their Y chromosome, but they don't seem to be missing the sex chromosome.
First life could have evolved on ancient islands
Earth could have hosted islands as long as 4 billion years ago, leaving open the possibility that the first life could have evolved on land rather than near hydrothermal vents.
The electric hum of life may have originated with primordial lightning
A low-frequency hum in our cells syncs may have synced with ancient sky bolts.
New drugs could stymie superbugs by freezing evolution
Scientists aim to stay the spread of antibiotic resistance by messing with how bacteria evolve.
