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Water was both essential and a barrier to early life on Earth – microdroplets are one potential solution to this paradox

It’s a paradox: Life needs water to survive, but a world full of water can’t generate the biomolecules that would have been essential for early life. Or so researchers thought.

The Conversation

A new way to name bacteria: 300-year-old system revised thanks to scientific advances

Nearly 300 years ago the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus secured his place in scientific history when he created what’s known as the binomial system. The year was 1737 and, due to the large diversity of plants and animals collected by naturalist explorers in different parts of the world, Linnaeus saw…

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Genetic twist: Medieval plague may have molded our immunity

Our Medieval ancestors left us with a biological legacy: Genes that helped them survive the Black Death likely make us more susceptible to certain diseases today

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How did life emerge from nothing?

How did life form from non-living chemicals? New research looks to the motion of the ocean

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8 things science warns will accelerate ageing

As a new study confirms drinking too much really does make you look older, Lisa Salmon looks into other lifestyle factors that may contribute too

The Independent UK

An Intimate History of Evolution by Alison Bashford review – the incredible Huxleys

The Victorian biologist and anthropologist TH Huxley and his Unesco director grandson, Julian, are compelling twin poles in this wonderfully ambitious saga of a scientific dynasty

The Guardian - UK

Ancient humans: 6 new discoveries unveil thousands of years of evolution

Hybrid species of human, once seen by experts as science fiction, may have played a key role in our evolution. Here are 6 recent discoveries that illuminate our story.

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Scientists have created a mechanical womb that can grow life in the lab

In a cluster of new studies from recent years, researchers have been able to grow life from animal stem cells in a petri dish. But it isn't yet clear when (and if) they'll do the same for humans.

Inverse

Six recent discoveries that have changed how we think about human origins

Scientific study has painted humans as as cleverer, more intellectual and caring than our ancestral predecessors.

The Hindu

An Intimate History of Evolution by Alison Bashford review – Darwin’s outriders

A sprawling history of the illustrious Huxley family charts the evolution of science and society over 200 years

The Guardian - UK

A lot to learn about sperm: Hunter researchers say understanding infertility an 'urgent matter'

Because sperm are so sensitive to their environment, they can be useful barometers of body-wide stress.

Newcastle Herald

Humans evolved with their microbiomes – like genes, your gut microbes pass from one generation to the next

When the first humans moved out of Africa, they carried their gut microbes with them. Turns out, these microbes also evolved along with them.

The Conversation

Study reveals striking differences in brains of modern humans and Neanderthals

Results believed to be first compelling evidence that modern humans were cognitively better than Neanderthals

The Guardian - UK

Pregnancy in space: studying stem cells in zero gravity may determine whether it’s safe

Space is a hostile, extreme environment. It’s only a matter of time before ordinary people are exposed to this environment, either by engaging in space tourism or by joining self-sustaining colonies far away from Earth.

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Human skin stood up better to the sun before there were sunscreens and parasols – an anthropologist explains why

Human beings have a conflicted relationship with the sun. People love sunshine, but then get hot. Sweat gets in your eyes. Then there are all the protective rituals: the sunscreen, the hats, the sunglasses. If you stay out too long or haven’t taken sufficient precautions, your skin lets us you…

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Bowel Cancer Australia pushes to expand home testing program as cases detected in wider age range

The 37-year-old shrugged off blood in his stool, bloating, fatigue and unexplained weight loss, wrongly believing the disease only affected the elderly. But experts say the at-risk age range is widening.

The Independent UK

Aggressive owls seem to be terrorizing University of Richmond, bloodying students

A Richmond biology professor suspects the owls are escaped pets

Salon

Are rats the key to an Alzheimer's cure?

Rats may have a better sense of direction than humans. Researchers are still trying to figure out how

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Gorging On Junk Food Greatly Raises Risk Of Bowel Cancer In Men, New Study Finds

Gorging on junk food raises men’s risk of bowel cancer by almost a third, according to new research.

The Independent UK

Study unlocks secret to long life in queen ants, shedding light on ageing for ‘other species’

Queen ants uniquely exhibit high metabolism for reproduction without undergoing ageing, scientists say

The Conversation

Do humans really need other species?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

Inverse

Scientists just bypassed millions of years’ worth of evolution in mice

A new study proves that researchers can successfully tweak mammal chromosomes, which could help us better understand genetic diseases.

The Guardian - UK

Readers reply: why do eyebrow and eyelash hairs stop growing?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

The Independent UK

Scientists use stem cells to create synthetic mouse embryos

Scientists have created synthetic mouse embryos from stem cells without a dad's sperm or a mom's egg and womb

The Independent UK

Dogs ‘cry happy tears’ when owners come home, study finds

The study found that dogs shed tears in happy situations

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