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A farmer checking the quality of sugar cane plants

Environment

Genetic tweak to three key crops massively boosts their growth

A simple change to maize, sorghum and sugarcane that allows them to take advantage of rising CO2 levels can boost their growth by around a fifth

News

The extraordinary ways species control their own evolutionary fate

Life

The extraordinary ways species control their own evolutionary fate

Features

P1MNB3 The spider-tailed horned viper (Pseudocerastes urarachnoides) is a species of viper endemic to western Iran which was described in 2006. The head look

Life

Richard Dawkins's latest crams gorgeous writing in an ill-fitting box

Culture

Humans

Ancient DNA tells story of toddler who lived in Italy 17,000 years ago

News

The African killifish

Life

Some fish regrow injured fins and we’re closer to understanding how

News

2XNT486 Saint Denis, France. 02nd Aug, 2024. Olympics, Paris 2024, athletics, Stade de France, preliminary competition, view into the stadium. Credit: Sven Hoppe/dpa/Alamy Live News

Society

A podcast explores how sport is drawing the line between men and women

Culture

ARINGAY, PHILIPPINES - DECEMBER 01: Residents queue to receive a dose of Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a rural village on December 01, 2021 in Aringay, La Union province, Philippines. The Philippines is rushing to vaccinate its population as it mulls making COVID-19 vaccination mandatory and amid the looming threat of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The country, which has just approved booster shots for its adult population, launched a three-day national vaccination holiday on November 29 to December 1 with the goal of vaccinating at least nine million additional people. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)

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Discover RNA's irresistible ascent from humble molecule to CRISPR star

Culture

Life

New species of Portuguese man o' war discovered in the Tasman Sea

News

Humans

Denisovan DNA may help modern humans adapt to different environments

News

Life

Last common ancestor of all life emerged far earlier than thought

All life on Earth can trace its origin to LUCA, the last universal common ancestor – and now it seems this organism may have lived a few hundred million years after the planet formed

News

Life

Woolly mammoth DNA exceptionally preserved in freeze-dried 'jerky'

News

Life

Stunning blue-skinned frog is a rare genetic mutant

News

Life

Evolutionary story of Australia's dingoes revealed by ancient DNA

News

Humans

Neanderthal child may have had Down’s syndrome

News

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