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animals

Trilobite fossils

Life

Four great waves of animals have spread out from the tropics

The tropics are the most biodiverse regions on Earth. Now there is evidence that they are also the main source of evolutionary innovation and diversity

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Quiz of the year: Test your knowledge of 2019's science stories

Humans

Quiz of the year: Test your knowledge of 2019's science stories

Regulars

Rudolph superpowers

Life

Reindeer's real superpowers could help us beat depression and cancer

Features

Koalas and apes have evolved similar ways of walking in trees

Life

Koalas and apes have evolved similar ways of walking in trees

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The starry night harlequin toad had been lost to science since 1991.

Life

'Rediscovered' toad was known to Colombian locals for decades

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What’s it like to be a rabbit?

Video

What’s it like to be a rabbit?

Video

killifish

Life

Predators may make prey get smart and grow more brain cells

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European brown bear

Life

Female brown bears hang out near humans to keep cubs safe from males

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red wood ants

Life

Ants trapped for years in old Soviet nuclear bunker became cannibals

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The felixer trap

Environment

A laser-sighted toxic goo gun is killing feral cats in Australia

A device that kills feral cats by squirting their fur with toxic gel they lick off while self-grooming is being used to protect endangered Australian animals

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Environment

Stone Age artists were obsessed with horses and we don’t know why

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Life

The bizarre plant-like animals that say life’s big bang never happened

Features

Life

Female Asian elephants mysteriously stop reproducing later in life

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Life

David Attenborough’s life lesson to kids: Live life, just don’t waste

Culture

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