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Intrepid Norwegian explorers discovered the Antarctic icefish, a marvel of evolution, while venturing to an island at the bottom of the Earth in 1927.
A bizarre group of Antarctic fishes lost their red blood cells but survived to tell their evolutionary tale, revealing a fundamental lesson about the birth and death of genes.
In Chapter 3, “Tamping the Simian Urge,” author Travis Rayne Pickering contrasts the brute physicality of predatory chimpanzees with the headier hunting style employed by humans.
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Archaeology can shine needed light on the evolution of our aggressive tendencies.
Italy’s outgoing health minister allows patients to receive an unproven stem cell cocktail at the government’s expense.
Researchers show that a bacterium’s self-sacrifice can benefit its community, even when the members are not strongly related.
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