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cave bear skeleton

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Europe’s cave bears may have died out because of their large sinuses

Plant-eating cave bears vanished when ice spread across Europe – maybe because their large sinuses prevented them chewing meat to adapt to the new conditions

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The science of boredom can tell us how to keep ourselves amused

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The science of boredom can tell us how to keep ourselves amused

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Male bottlenose dolphins synchronise their calls to attract females

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Male bottlenose dolphins synchronise their calls to attract females

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Penguins call out as they hunt under water but we’re not sure why

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Penguins call out as they hunt under water but we’re not sure why

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Andean mouse that lives on the Llullaillaco volcano

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World’s highest mammal discovered at the top of a Mars-like volcano

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2000-year-old lapdog skeleton

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We may have started keeping lapdogs as pets 2000 years ago

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Squirrel with apple

Last Word

Nuts for apples: Squirrels behaving oddly

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Fox

Last Word

Awful eaters: Does anything eat foxes?

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Brazilian toads that eat scorpions can survive the venom of 10 stings

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Brazilian toads that eat scorpions can survive the venom of 10 stings

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Meet Carlo, an ancient reptile who had part of his face bitten off

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Meet Carlo, an ancient reptile who had part of his face bitten off

A fossil of a predatory reptile from the dinosaur era is missing the front of its jaws, suggesting it was attacked by a rival that bit them off

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World's only known pink manta ray spotted in the Great Barrier Reef

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Health

Freeze-dried jellyfish could help us grow new human skin

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It turns out loads of frogs and salamanders are fluorescent

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Red panda genes suggest there are actually two different species

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