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City moths may have evolved smaller wings due to light pollution

Populations of moths living in urban places may have evolved smaller wings to limit how much bright city lights disrupt their lives

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Earliest known sex chromosomes evolved in octopuses

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The hidden evolutionary advantages of the teenage brain

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The hidden evolutionary advantages of the teenage brain

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Deadly plant kills its pollinators but nurses their young

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C1R8W3 Maipure Indians, inhabitants of the Upper Orinoco river, grilling the legs of a dead enemy. Italian Engraving 1781. Colored.

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Is it time for a more subtle view on the ultimate taboo: cannibalism?

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Our human ancestors often ate each other, and for surprising reasons

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Our human ancestors often ate each other, and for surprising reasons

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Great apes like teasing each other - which may be the origin of humour

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Extinct elk species had antlers that were too big to make sense

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Weird anglerfish mating strategy may have helped them evolve

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Dinosaurs evolved feathers to scare prey, suggests robot experiment

Experiments with a robotic dinosaur suggest feathers may have evolved to startle prey into fleeing from hiding places, a strategy used by some modern birds

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2C6AJB8 young man in yellow licks his chocolate ice cream

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Why do we have taste buds in our heart and testicles?

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Oldest known skin fossil is from 300-million-year-old reptile

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mountain-yellow frogs being translocated

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California frog reintroduction is rare victory against fungal pandemic

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A bearded seal on the ice in Svalbard

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Arctic seals have weird bones in their noses that help them stay warm

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