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An Intimate History of Evolution by Alison Bashford review – Darwin’s outriders

A sprawling history of the illustrious Huxley family charts the evolution of science and society over 200 years

The Guardian - UK

This “lifeless” Chilean desert harbors salty pools of microbes

The famously dry region has long been dismissed as a mostly lifeless wasteland, good for little more than mining. To these researchers, it’s a microbial gold mine worthy of protection.

Inverse

Four endangered giant tortoises killed as they are hunted and slaughtered for meat

Four critically-endangered Galapagos giant tortoises have been found slaughtered recently in the Ecuadorian archipelago and officials fear they are being hunted for their meat

Daily Mirror

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Rare orchid flourishes in Charles Darwin’s gardens after two-year project

Unusually the violet helleborine is only pollinated by wasps and is thriving thanks to nectar that is irresistible to the insects

The Guardian - UK

Incompetent People Are Often Too Incompetent To Realize Just How Incompetent They Are, Says New Study

The less people know about a scientific issue, the more confident they are that they are right.

Reason

An island in the Galápagos reintroduced iguanas after nearly 200 years of extinction

The Galápagos land iguana is back on Santiago Island. That's thanks to some help from a team of conservationists.

WEKU

Iguanas Extinct For Centuries Make Comeback

Iguanas extinct from a Galapagos island for generations have been reborn nearly two centuries after they were first recorded by Charles Darwin.

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Gifted James Lovelock was Darwin's heir

Jim Lovelock was a late bloomer. His first book, Gaia: a New Look at Life on Earth, was published in 1979 when he was already 60 years old. By the time he died last Thursday, on his 103rd birthday, he had written ten more books on Gaia, the hypothesis that…

Bangkok Post

Flamingos Return To Galapagos Island After 20-Year Gap

Flamingos have returned to a Galapagos island 20 years after an invasion of rats forced them out.

Zenger

Letters: Look to technology in the wake of floods

Newcastle Herald readers have their say.

Newcastle Herald

The secret world of Leonardo da Vinci, with Jonathan Jones

Discover the true extent of Leonardo da Vinci’s genius, in a masterclass that draws on Jonathan Jones’s lifelong interest in both the artist’s dazzling works and the many lives he led

The Guardian - UK

Charles Darwin notebooks that went missing for 20 years are to go on display

The precious manuscripts were discovered to be missing in 2001 and were initially believed to have been put on a wrong shelf.

The Independent UK

Evolutionary biologists are ever adapting to progress in science

Letter: Many discoveries since the modern synthesis have been incorporated into evolutionary biology without substantially changing its major tenets, write Brian Charlesworth, Deborah Charlesworth and Jerry Coyne

The Guardian - UK

Bones, bowels and body-snatchers – Anatomy: A Matter of Death and Life review

William Burke’s skeleton looms over this gripping exhibition showcasing the spooky relics of science’s thirst for anatomical knowledge – and the horrors this often unleashed

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Do we need a new theory of evolution?

The long read: A new wave of scientists argues that mainstream evolutionary theory needs an urgent overhaul. Their opponents have dismissed them as misguided careerists – and the conflict may determine the future of biology

The Guardian - AU

‘Fluffy’ crab that wears a sponge as a hat discovered in Western Australia

Family found a Lamarckdromia beagle specimen washed up on the beach in Denmark in southern WA

Salon

The sperm evolutionary arms race

Ongoing research elaborates the incredible lengths male animals (and men) will go to ensure that sperm meets egg

The Guardian - UK

Letters: secret, broken family courts betrayed me and my child

Children and protective parents are being let down by a system in which pseudo-science holds sway

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Revenge of the Earthworms

A gardener’s best friend? Think again. How invasive earthworms are wreaking havoc on our ecosystems

The Guardian - UK

No talent required in the new and lucrative era of the gentleman amateur

Pierce Brosnan and Robbie Williams are modern-day dabblers gaining undue attention

The Guardian - UK

Animal magic: why intelligence isn’t just for humans

Meet the footballing bees, optimistic pigs and alien-like octopuses that are shaking up how we think about minds

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Darwin Island Fury: Luxury Hotel On Galapagos Isle Will Destroy Wildlife Say Experts

A plan to build a luxury tourist resort on the first Galapagos Island seen by Charles Darwin has infuriated conservationists and residents.

The Conversation

How to make your lawn wildlife friendly all year round – tips from an ecologist

Alongside the worrying current fad for plastic grass, a growing number of people are choosing to let their lawns grow wild in order to encourage a more diverse range of plants and insects to live in them.

Daily Mirror

Animals evolving four times faster than humans, study claims

Scientists have analysed genetic variations in 19 different wild animal groups to discover how animals have been evolving throughout the years - and discovered they're evolving at a much faster rate than previously thought

The Conversation

Why do we want what we like? New evidence from bee brains offers clues

What makes us want things we like? We know things that offer potential rewards, including food, sex, addictive drugs, and even certain artworks, can inspire desire in us – but why?

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