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A speeding clock could solve Darwin’s mystery of gaps in animal fossil records

Scientists have long been confused about ‘missing’ animal fossils.

06.01.2026 7

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Max Telford

How the first animals evolved – a new clue from a tiny relative

Meet the choanoflagellates - the microscopic cousins of animals.

29.10.2025 5

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The body parts evolution still can't explain

Human testicles are much smaller, in proportion, to some of our primate cousins. Evolution can tell us why. But the size of other body parts is a...

05.07.2025 20

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Why evolution can explain human testicle size but not our unique chins

Why human testicles are so different to chimpanzees’ and gorillas’.

26.06.2025 6

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