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Video feature: Ancient Mysteries in Marvellous Mud
It took over a billion years for life to transition from simple eukaryotic cells, like primitive algae, to simple animals like sponges or jellyfish. But, why did it take such a long time?
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The Church and the State in the shadow of Grenfell Tower
Challenging the validity and utility of the proposed Reception baseline in England
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'Depression and anxiety during pregnancy more common among young women today than their mothers'
What do YOU think about children whose parents are in prison?
New technology addresses risk of tampering and counterfeiting in the diamond sector
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Pollution from living by a busy road can alter heart – even outside cities
Greek music REALLY sounded like: Researchers reconstruct 2,000 year old 'Song of Homer'
Miss Varz: Black student aims to make difference at Oxford
Twitter announces new projects to measure health of social conversation
British Academy honours six Oxford academics
Funding announced for almost 400 new doctoral places in arts and humanities
Death rates from stroke declining across Europe
Rare cancer could be caught early using simple blood tests
Men take care of their spouses just as well as women, new research suggests
Digital gig economy is bad for your wellbeing, new research suggests
New species of rare ancient ‘worm’ discovered in fossil hotspot
Better sleep linked with family tree strength
Partnership launched to develop cystic fibrosis gene therapy
Drug and alcohol abuse medications shown to improve patients’ lives