A pampas fox.
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Scientists had thought a ‘dogxim’ was impossible until one was discovered in Brazil
Many people return lost wallets.
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Ancient religious customs have accelerated the evolutionary process of humans becoming more cooperative.
The blue duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos) is a species endemic to New Zealand.
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Our airspace has only started to become cluttered recently – many birds are struggling to navigate through it.
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Evolutionary biology and the fossil record reveal a great deal about the origins of chickens and eggs.
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The fossil record tells conflicting stories about what happened to flowering plants after the asteroid.
Being feverish is unpleasant, but it can help your body overcome invading pathogens.
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The heat and chills that come with fever are not only uncomfortable but also metabolically costly. Increased body temperature, however, can make all the difference when you’re sick.
A pine forest in the Canary Islands after a wildfire.
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Climate change is making fires more frequent and severe in the Canary Islands, pushing plants to their evolutionary limit.
The Cambrian explosion, about 530 million years ago, was when most of the major groups of animals first appear in the fossil record.
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We may have become the most complex living creature in part by accident and replication of error.
From minuscule moss to colourful flowers and tall trees.
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Plants have not lost their capacity for innovation over the years, finds new study.
The blow fly’s antenna is a specialized organ that helps the fly detect food quicker than its competitors.
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Flies often beat out competitors for food because of their specialized sensing organs called antennae.
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Echidnas are seemingly everywhere in Australia, from the Red Centre to snowy mountains. And that’s just the start of what makes them interesting
A lab dish containing embryos that have been injected with Cas9 protein and PCSK9 sgRNA is seen in a laboratory in Shenzhen in southern China’s Guangdong province.
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New research sheds light on the interconnected nature of the human genome and what this means for future gene therapies.
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Just as Darwin’s finches evolved specialised beaks to target prey, 3D modelling of 61 museum specimens reveals albatross beaks vary in size and shape for different diets. They can also drink seawater.
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UFOs are back in the limelight after claims made by whistleblowers in the USA, but is it possible that aliens have visited Earth?
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Humans have been making symbols for numbers for thousands of years. Different cultures developed their own symbols, but all use addition and multiplication, suggesting arithmetic is a universal truth.
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Some footprints last thousands or even millions of years, preserved in sand that turned to rock.
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It’s not just cats and dogs – we often feel a deep emotional bond with small animals like rabbits and guinea-pigs too.
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Trumpetfish are the first known predator to hide behind another animal when hunting.
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New research dating and reading the rocks of the Flinders Ranges in South Australia reveals a fascinating story about how complex life emerged on our planet.
Who run the world? Cats!
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Natural selection changed just 13 genes to separate your Felix and Fluffy from their African wildcat ancestor.