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Those weird quirks siblings have in common? Darwin had a theory

Siblings — especially twins — sometimes share the strangest traits, like throwing a ball with their head or picking up keys and crayons with their toes. Researchers want to know what's up with that.

WEKU

Understanding of Earth's flowering plants blossoms in genome study

New research based on genome data for 9,506 species, as well as an examination of 200 fossils, provides the deepest understanding to date of the evolutionary history of flowering plants, called angiosperms

The Hindu

‘Like a film in my mind’: hyperphantasia and the quest to understand vivid imaginations

Research that aims to explain why some people experience intense visual imagery could lead to a better understanding of creativity and some mental disorders

The Guardian - UK

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‘The anti-pet of bourgeois life’: why the world needs big cat energy

Whether by striking workers, poets or Pussy Riot, our feline friends have long been used as a symbol of resistance – radical by nature, they refuse to be tamed

The Guardian - UK

‘Vital for looking after the soil’: fears as UK earthworm population declines

Keystone species has potentially enormous effects on above-ground wildlife and ecosystem functioning

The Guardian - UK

Morning Mail: $10m fines mooted for supermarkets; Israel withdraws from southern Gaza; fears over rooming house boom

Supermarkets report recommends mandatory code apply to all chains with annual revenues of more than $5bn, which includes Coles, Woolworths and Aldi

The Guardian - AU

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

Georges-Louis Leclerc proposed species change and extinction back in the 1740s, a new book reveals

The Guardian - UK

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On Chilean wildfires, Darwin and climate

Retracing Darwin’s journey through South America, I had an ominous premonition about environmental crisis

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Darwin’s plant specimens stored for 200 years to go on public display

Specimens collected on Voyage of the Beagle have been unearthed at Cambridge University archive

The Guardian - UK

Impossible Monsters by Michael Taylor review – fossil feuds

A marvellous history of science vs creationism in Victorian Britain

The Guardian - UK

The magical islands where celebrities and royals like to spend their downtime

In need of some holiday inspiration? These astonishing islands are sure to dazzle...

Woman & Home

Contents of Charles Darwin’s entire personal library revealed for first time

300-page catalogue details thousands of books, journals, pamphlets and articles in naturalist’s library

The Guardian - UK

Retracing Charles Darwin's epic voyage: Tech & Science Daily podcast

Darwin200 director Stewart McPherson on conservation, drones to track whales and deadly ocean litter.

Evening Standard

Your appendix is not, in fact, useless. This anatomy professor explains

A sudden appendectomy as a child made Heather Smith curious about what the appendix is for and why it gets inflamed. Now as an anatomy researcher, she's finding answers.

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Inside the elite private members' clubs beloved by UK politicians

Welcome to London's Clubland, where men-only rules and strict dress codes still draw top politicians

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Space-inspired baby names are set to be popular in 2024 - but do you think they’re out of this world?

These astronomy-related names are expected to rise in popularity this year at the expense of some classic names as parents aim to give their children a head start in the sciences

The Guardian - UK

Humans can tell by chickens’ calls if they are happy or frustrated, research finds

Scientists played audio recordings to volunteers – with the majority responding correctly to the birds’ emotions

The Guardian - UK

Have you been watching closely? Take the Observer TV quiz of 2023

Were you glued to the box, or will you be at a dead loss? Test your knowledge on the likes of Happy Valley, The Bear, Succession and more…

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Darwin in Patagonia: tracing the naturalist’s route around the foot of South America

Darwin spent more than half of the five years of the Beagle expedition in the most southerly region of Argentina, where his legacy is still vivid

The Hindu

The challenge of maritime security in the Global South

Implementing a collaborative strategy is challenging since it requires maritime agencies to improve interoperability, share intelligence, and agree on a regional rules-based order

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: This 550-year-old tree stands for all of life

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

The Guardian - UK

‘Cultural vandalism’: row as Kew Gardens and Natural History Museum plan to move collections out of London

Scientific specimens and research facilities set to be rehoused in Reading University science park, alongside British Museum archive

The Conversation

Earthworms are our friends – but they will make the climate crisis worse if we're not careful

Earthworms are revered for the way they nourish healthy soils, and scientific evidence validates the affection gardeners feel for these industrious invertebrates. Nevertheless, research has shown that our soil-dwelling friends may be less benevolent as the climate crisis escalates and grants them access to recently defrosted northern soils.

The Independent UK

Saving Brazil's golden monkey, one green corridor at a time

Volunteers are taking part in an effort to extend the habitat of the most emblematic and endangered species of Rio de Janeiro’s rural interior — the golden lion tamarin

The Guardian - UK

‘Darwin’s oak’ to be felled to make way for Shrewsbury bypass

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

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