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A Bill of Rights amendment reaffirming the right to pray could have negative consequences for the teaching of evolution.
The root system of a tree species is genetically different than the leaves of that individual, potentially modifying scientists’ understanding of evolution.
Fossils from northern Kenya point to a new human species that lived in Africa nearly 2 million years ago.
A hint of green leads researchers to an ocean phenomenon that could counteract the effect of climate change on some corals.
At age 16, Alexandra Sourakov has her first scientific publication, on the foraging behavior of butterflies.
Restrictions on motor vehicles before the 2008 Games improved the city’s air quality, suggesting similar sustained measures could greatly reduce global emissions.
Evolving the ability to run may also have made our ancestors smarter, suggesting that exercise can be healthy for the brain as well as the body.
Two whole genome duplications boosted the complexity of the ancestor of all vertebrates, but also introduced potential for disease.
Genomic analyses reveal that the polar bear evolved between 4 and 5 million years ago, far earlier than previous studies had estimated.
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