NATURE

World’s longest evolution experiment started 37 years ago, but has already seen 80,000 generations

  E. coli experiment started in 1988 to see evolution in real-time. Photograph: (CDC) Story highlights The "Long-Term Evolution Experiment" (LTTE)…

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The Fossil That’s Rewriting History: A New Twist on Evolution’s Origins

A remarkable fossil discovery in New South Wales has forced scientists to rethink the origins of a group of freshwater…

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Where does sand sing like a musical instrument?

Some deserts around the world produce a natural phenomenon called "booming dunes," where dry sand grains rub and vibrate to…

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Chimpanzee calls trigger a distinct response in the human brain

A small patch in the human auditory cortex responds more to chimpanzee calls than to other primate sounds. In 23…

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Prometheus, the 5,000-Year-Old Tree, Was the World’s Oldest—Then It Fell to a Scientist’s Axe

In 1964, a scientist unknowingly cut down Prometheus, a 5,000-year-old tree, sparking a revelation that changed how we view ancient…

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The deep ocean is fixing carbon in ways no one expected

A new study reveals that unexpected microbes are quietly fixing carbon in the dark depths of the ocean.    …

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This Highway Has A Hidden Feature To Protect Wild Animals From Accidents. It Is Not In Delhi Or Mumbai

  The colourful highway is designed to slow down vehicles and protect wild animals crossing the route.      …

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Amazon rainforest is transitioning to a ‘hypertropical’ climate — and trees won’t survive that for long

  The Amazon rainforest currently has a few days or weeks of hot drought conditions per year, but researchers say…

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Meet the ‘walking tree’ tourists love to talk about: Is it real?

Some rainforest tours claim you can see "walking trees" that move a few metres every year. The truth is more…

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A Lost Sea Cow World Resurfaces Beneath Qatar’s Desert

  An artistic reconstruction of a herd of ancient sea cows foraging on the seafloor. Credit: Alex Boersma More than…

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