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Orphan army ants join nearby colonies

Research sheds light on behavior full story»

How does a worm build a throat?

MacArthur Fellow Susan E. Mango tackles the "organ formation puzzle" full story»

Genetic sex determination let ancient species adapt to ocean life

Live birth – key to much marine life – depends on evolution of chromosomal sex determination full story»

Wilson, Watson reflect on past trials, future directions

Enemies, ambition drove groundbreaking careers full story»

Freshwater fish at top of food chain evolve more slowly

Top predators adopt an evolutionary holding pattern full story»

Individual primates display variation in general intelligence

Researchers demonstrate differing cognitive abilities within a single primate species full story»

Invention of cooking drove evolution of the human species, new book argues

We are what we eat, and what we cook full story»

New department reflects the evolution of human evolution

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Evolution explored from all angles

Class of ’58 members bring exhibit to life; faculty fieldwork fulfills museum’s mission full story»

Embryo’s heartbeat drives blood stem cell formation

Clues about how blood forms could yield new strategies for treating blood diseases full story»

Nectar nurtures pitcher plant’s eating habits

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Life in the universe? Almost certainly. Intelligence? Maybe not

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Some vocal-mimicking animals, particularly parrots, can move to a musical beat

Mechanisms that enable parrots to ‘dance’ may point to the evolutionary root of human dance full story»

Urban areas offer hidden biodiversity

Specialist highlights need for new urban design full story»

Culture skews human evolution

Lieberman expounds on ‘dysevolution’ full story»
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