I’ve built up a collection from a beach in Weymouth that could help to establish what biodiversity in the UK was like over the course of millions of years

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28.02.2024

The 280m-year-old fossil reptile that turned out to be a forgery | Fossils | The Guardian

Modern imaging techniques reveal item thought to be well preserved lizard-like fossil is painted carving

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21.02.2024

ADHD may have been an evolutionary advantage, research suggests | Evolution | The Guardian

Traits associated with the neurodevelopmental disorder could have helped early humans when foraging for food

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22.01.2024

Huge, fearsome … and slender: rethink megalodon body shape, experts say | Fossils | The Guardian

Researchers suggest image of prehistoric giant based on proportions of great white shark could be mistaken

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20.12.2023

Flowers ‘giving up’ on scarce insects and evolving to self-pollinate, say scientists | Wild flowers | The Guardian

French wild pansies are producing smaller flowers and less nectar than 20 to 30 years ago in ‘startling’ act of evolution, study shows

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20.12.2023

Humans may have influenced evolution of dogs’ eye colour, researchers say | Dogs | The Guardian

Dark eyes are more common in domesticated dogs, possibly because we consider this trait more friendly

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10.12.2023

Sickly sweet: how our sugar-coated cells helped humanity turn illness into evolution | Immunology | The Guardian

The molecules that cover our cells have interacted over the ages with our environment and the diseases that plague us – and in the process shaped our progress

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10.12.2023

David Attenborough film tells of risky mission to excavate ‘T rex of the seas’ from Dorset cliff | David Attenborough | The Guardian

BBC documentary uses cutting-edge science and visual effects to show how details about the Jurassic pliosaur came to light

Guardian Book Blog

27.11.2023

Country diary: This 550-year-old tree stands for all of life | Trees and forests | The Guardian

The Marches, Shropshire: Darwin knew about the value and connectivity of all creatures. Now his oak, along with many others, is under threat

Guardian Book Blog

19.11.2023

Where did they all go? How Homo sapiens became the last human species left | Science | The Guardian

At least nine hominin species once roamed the Earth, so what became of our vanished ancestors?

Guardian Book Blog

08.11.2023

Discovered in the deep: the ancient plankton that fill a major evolutionary gap | Environment | The Guardian

First found in rocks on a logging trail in Canada, the 500-million-year-old microfossils are believed to be forerunners of the algae

Guardian Book Blog

02.11.2023

‘Darwin’s oak’ to be felled to make way for Shrewsbury bypass | Charles Darwin | The Guardian

Shropshire county council narrowly approves road handing death sentence to tree Darwin may have climbed as a boy

Guardian Book Blog

23.10.2023

‘Callous, reckless, unethical’: scientists in row over rare fossils flown into space | Archaeology | The Guardian

‘Grand gesture’ condemned as an unethical publicity stunt that risked the loss of 2m-year-old human remains

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18.10.2023

‘Survival of the fittest’ may also apply to the nonliving, report finds | Evolution | The Guardian

Proposed law of nature says systems such as stars and hurricanes are made up in varying ways, with some succeeding and others failing

Guardian Book Blog

16.10.2023

The big idea: why do we find cuteness so hard to resist? | Evolution | The Guardian

Is there an evolutionary explanation for the likes of Barbie and Hello Kitty?

Guardian Book Blog

16.10.2023

‘Extremely rare’ Jurassic-era fossils discovered in Lake Powell | Fossils | The Guardian

Tritylodonts, mid-sized mammal-related herbivores, roamed the area’s deserts 200m years ago

Guardian Book Blog

13.10.2023

Anthony Stevens obituary | Psychiatry | The Guardian

Analyst and psychiatrist who proposed a science of human nature that embraced psychology, anthropology and medicine

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18.09.2023

Epigenetics and evolution: ‘the significant biological puzzle’ of sexual orientation | Science | The Guardian

The ‘gay gene’ some touted as explaining widespread homosexuality in humans has not been found. Might epigenetics hold the answer?

Guardian Book Blog

10.09.2023

‘I feel like a man from another era’: Neanderthal hunter Ludovic Slimak | Neanderthals | The Guardian

Explorer Ludovic Slimak has dedicated decades to unearthing the mystery of our prehistoric ancestors. Now he has found a missing piece that radically reshapes our understanding – not just of the Neanderthals but of humanity itself

Guardian Book Blog

04.09.2023

Opposites don’t attract: couples more likely to be similar than different, study shows | Science | The Guardian

Scientists find that most partners have shared traits including political views, education levels and drinking habits

Guardian Book Blog

31.08.2023

Population collapse almost wiped out human ancestors, say scientists | Evolution | The Guardian

Genomics analysis indicates that at least 800,000 years ago breeding individuals sank to as few as 1,300

Guardian Book Blog

28.08.2023

Study casts doubt on Neanderthal ‘flower burial’ theory | Neanderthals | The Guardian

Exclusive: Bees may be source of pollen near remains but evidence still suggests bodies were buried with care

Guardian Book Blog

15.08.2023

Birds’ fancy footwork may be explained by move into trees, say scientists | Evolution | The Guardian

Study of skills suggests practicalities of living among branches was precursor to advanced abilities

Guardian Book Blog

10.08.2023

Fossil of 41m-year-old miniature whale discovered in Egypt | Palaeontology | The Guardian

Previously unknown Tutcetus rayanensis is just 2.5 metres long and oldest of ocean-living whales recorded in Africa

Guardian Book Blog

02.08.2023

Newly discovered whale species could have been heaviest animal ever | Palaeontology | The Guardian

Fossils found in Peru from extinct species show it may have had body mass of 85-340 tonnes – heavier than blue whales

Guardian Book Blog

02.08.2023

Oldest species of swimming jellyfish discovered in 505m-year-old fossils | Fossils | The Guardian

New species named Burgessomedusa phasmiformis was found in Canada and is exceptionally well preserved

Guardian Book Blog

22.07.2023

Were small-brained early humans intelligent? Row erupts over scientists’ claim | Palaeontology | The Guardian

Homo naledi was claimed to be artistic, make tools and bury its dead, but warring experts now ask, where’s the evidence?

Guardian Book Blog

18.07.2023

‘Not always king’: fossil shows mammal sinking teeth into dinosaur | Dinosaurs | The Guardian

Discovery in China challenges view of early mammals as ‘fodder’ for dinosaurs, say researchers

Guardian Book Blog

02.07.2023

Readers reply: how different are modern humans from the first Homo sapiens?

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

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19.06.2023

Fossils show long necks of prehistoric reptiles were targeted by predators

Evidence suggests slender necks of some ancient marine creatures were a deadly weakness

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15.06.2023

Sleeping beauties: the evolutionary innovations that wait millions of years to come good – podcast | News | The Guardian

Some organisms truck along slowly for aeons before suddenly surging into dominance – and something similar often happens with human inventions, too. But why?

Guardian Book Blog

07.06.2023

Origins of masturbation traced back to primates 40m years ago

Behaviour predates humans by tens of millions of years but evolutionary purpose is less clear, scientists say

Guardian Book Blog

19.05.2023

Forget Jurassic Park: inside the gorgeous David Attenborough series that’s redefining dinosaurs

Prehistoric Planet’s intimate, moving CGI footage is revolutionising natural history – and it’s presented by a national treasure. We meet the creators of a unique TV series

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‘Unlike anything today’: Gippsland fossil unlocks secrets of kangaroo that died out 46,000 years ago | Fossils | The Guardian

‘An enigma’: scientists finally learn what giant prehistoric shark looked like | Fossils | The Guardian

Giant fossil kangaroos: scientists identify three new species of extinct megafauna | Australia news | The Guardian

Country diary: Two chaffinches exchange wheezy warnings | Birds | The Guardian

The French aristocrat who understood evolution 100 years before Darwin – and even worried about climate change | Charles Darwin | The Guardian

Scientists link elusive human group to 150,000-year-old Chinese ‘dragon man’ | Evolution | The Guardian

Scientists find skull of enormous ancient dolphin in Amazon | Fossils | The Guardian

I discovered thousands of fossils after retiring. Now I’m nearly 80 and still going strong | Fossils | The Guardian

The 280m-year-old fossil reptile that turned out to be a forgery | Fossils | The Guardian

ADHD may have been an evolutionary advantage, research suggests | Evolution | The Guardian

Huge, fearsome … and slender: rethink megalodon body shape, experts say | Fossils | The Guardian

Flowers ‘giving up’ on scarce insects and evolving to self-pollinate, say scientists | Wild flowers | The Guardian

Humans may have influenced evolution of dogs’ eye colour, researchers say | Dogs | The Guardian

Sickly sweet: how our sugar-coated cells helped humanity turn illness into evolution | Immunology | The Guardian

David Attenborough film tells of risky mission to excavate ‘T rex of the seas’ from Dorset cliff | David Attenborough | The Guardian

Country diary: This 550-year-old tree stands for all of life | Trees and forests | The Guardian

Where did they all go? How Homo sapiens became the last human species left | Science | The Guardian

Discovered in the deep: the ancient plankton that fill a major evolutionary gap | Environment | The Guardian

‘Darwin’s oak’ to be felled to make way for Shrewsbury bypass | Charles Darwin | The Guardian

‘Callous, reckless, unethical’: scientists in row over rare fossils flown into space | Archaeology | The Guardian

‘Survival of the fittest’ may also apply to the nonliving, report finds | Evolution | The Guardian

The big idea: why do we find cuteness so hard to resist? | Evolution | The Guardian

‘Extremely rare’ Jurassic-era fossils discovered in Lake Powell | Fossils | The Guardian

Anthony Stevens obituary | Psychiatry | The Guardian

Epigenetics and evolution: ‘the significant biological puzzle’ of sexual orientation | Science | The Guardian

‘I feel like a man from another era’: Neanderthal hunter Ludovic Slimak | Neanderthals | The Guardian

Opposites don’t attract: couples more likely to be similar than different, study shows | Science | The Guardian

Population collapse almost wiped out human ancestors, say scientists | Evolution | The Guardian

Study casts doubt on Neanderthal ‘flower burial’ theory | Neanderthals | The Guardian

Birds’ fancy footwork may be explained by move into trees, say scientists | Evolution | The Guardian

Fossil of 41m-year-old miniature whale discovered in Egypt | Palaeontology | The Guardian

Newly discovered whale species could have been heaviest animal ever | Palaeontology | The Guardian

Oldest species of swimming jellyfish discovered in 505m-year-old fossils | Fossils | The Guardian

Were small-brained early humans intelligent? Row erupts over scientists’ claim | Palaeontology | The Guardian

‘Not always king’: fossil shows mammal sinking teeth into dinosaur | Dinosaurs | The Guardian

Readers reply: how different are modern humans from the first Homo sapiens?

Fossils show long necks of prehistoric reptiles were targeted by predators

Sleeping beauties: the evolutionary innovations that wait millions of years to come good – podcast | News | The Guardian

Origins of masturbation traced back to primates 40m years ago

Forget Jurassic Park: inside the gorgeous David Attenborough series that’s redefining dinosaurs

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