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Jun 11, 2026 at 12:44
The first complex cells had genes from a complex mix of species
We tend to view ourselves and the complex cells that build us as a distinct branch of the tree of life from the compact, seemingly featureless cells of bacte...
May 11, 2026 at 20:39
Fossils show millipede and centipede ancestors evolved legs underwater
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May 10, 2026 at 21:36
Why modern parents feel more sleep deprived than our ancestors did
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