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animals

Dog being petted

Life

Monkeys and dogs judge humans by how they treat others

Experiments show that both canines and capuchins prefer those of us who help other people, hinting that morality may have a more-ancient origin than thought

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Dolphins playing with hoops

Life

Synchronised swimming seems to make dolphins more optimistic

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A banner saying Trump is unconstitutional

Humans

Evolved instincts shaped democracy to resist bullies like Trump

Comment

Bear confronts wolf carrying prey

Life

Why grey wolves kill less prey when brown bears are around

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Arabian babbler bird

Life

Bird lookouts make alarm calls to save themselves, not the group

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Bacteria in combat

Life

Vicious microbial warfare helps bacteria evolve cooperation

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Bees entering wooden hive

Life

Honeybees welcome friendly migrants to hives but repel raiders

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animal museum

Earth

The video installation that makes us swim in our own mess

Culture

antibiotic farms

Health

Antibiotic resistance spreads from farms to people in China

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Fruit sliced in half to reveal moth

Life

Plant keeps moths captive inside its fruits for almost a year

Some moths use fruit of trees they pollinate as food for their larvae, but one East Asian moth matures within the fruit right until adulthood

Regulars

Life

Ant choosiness reveals they all have different personalities

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Life

Embryonic education: How learning begins long before birth

Features

Life

London show confirms the natural world is dead. Good riddance

Culture

Life

Spitting archerfish shoot at prey above and beneath the water

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