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In 2000, researchers thought they found the oldest fossil octopus, which lived over 300 million years ago. But it may just be ...

There's something deeply unsettling about discovering an object that simply has no business being where it is, or when it is.

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Alien creatures may feel like pure fiction, but some of their most disturbing traits already exist in nature. Parasitic lifeforms, genetic manipulation, and extreme survival strategies can be found on ...

Over hundreds of thousands of years, humans somehow evolved a type of intelligence found nowhere else in the animal kingdom, at least on Earth. According to the most famous theory describing the ...

Aliens have been making headlines thanks to former US President Barack Obama’s remark in a podcast interview that they were “real but I haven’t seen them.” On Radio 4’s flagship new programme Today, ...

Mapping 11,000 species back through time represents a new milestone in avian evolutionary research. The Interactive Avian Tree presents technical challenges when reconciling 11,000 distinct bird ...

Imagine zooming out on a giant family tree that includes every bird you have ever seen. Ostriches sprint across open plains, hummingbirds hover at flowers, penguins slice through cold seas, and eagles ...

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