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Ancient DNA reveals a hidden history of humanÌýadaptation

Humans may be just as vulnerable to environmental change as other animals, according to our new research analysing genetic data from more than a thousand people who lived across Europe and Asia over the past 45,000 years.

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On a tiny Australian island, snakes feasting on seabirds evolved huge jaws in a surprisingly shortÌýtime

A study by researchers from the University of ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ± and other institutions has found that in a population of island tiger snakes the bones in their jaws increase in length after feeding on large prey, while their mainland counterparts show no change.

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