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  1. Genetics

    Inbreeding hurts the next generation’s reproductive success

    Inbreeding has evolutionary consequences for humans.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Genetics

    Mating with Neandertals reintroduced ‘lost’ DNA into modern humans

    Neandertal DNA brought back some old genetic heirlooms to modern humans.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Life

    How bird feeders may be changing great tits’ beaks

    Longer beaks may be evolving in U.K. great tits because of the widespread use of bird feeders in the country.

    By Mariah Quintanilla
  4. Climate

    ‘Killer Hurricanes’ reconstructs the past to predict storms of the future

    Geologists find clues to the future of deadly hurricanes, written in stone and sand, in the new NOVA documentary “Killer Hurricanes.”