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Twins were the norm for our ancient primate ancestors − one baby at a time had evolutionary advantages
Twins are pretty rare, accounting for just 3% of births in the US these days. But new research shows that for primates 60 million years ago, giving birth to twins was the norm.The Conversation
Extraterrestrial life may look nothing like life on Earth − so astrobiologists are coming up with a framework to study how complex systems evolve
A specific set of chemical conditions led to the emergence of life on Earth. But can life emerge from other chemistries?The Conversation
Variation in tooth numbers in sympatric morphs of Arctic charr
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#maxilla #premaxilla #palatine sound like names of roman gladiators, but are Just #bones
#OnThisDay in 1974, Lucy, a skeleton of an early human species, named after a song by the Beatles, was discovered in Ethiopia.
"When this small-bodied, small-brained hominin was discovered, it proved that our early human relatives habitually walked on two legs."
nhm.ac.uk/discover/australopit…
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Australopithecus afarensis, Lucy's species
Thanks to an extraordinary fossil called Lucy, Australopithecus afarensis is one of the best-known early human relatives.www.nhm.ac.uk
