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Earth

Animal magnetism: Why dogs do their business pointing north

Dogs align north-south when defecating, foxes pounce north-east, and that’s just the start. Where does this magnetic sense come from – and do we have it too?

Features

man horse

Humans

Humans are better endurance runners than any other animal

Features

Flatfish are some of the most asymmetric vertebrates around

Life

Why baby flatfish grow into the wonkiest animals in the world

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Whale breaching

Life

Whales talk to each other by slapping out messages on water

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Buckland with big fish

Life

Earwigs and rotten panther: The diet of a Victorian eccentric

Culture

A researcher holds a force probe, which a large crab is grasping in its claw

Life

Coconut crab’s bone-crushing grip is 10 times stronger than ours

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A close-up of the spider that looks like a leaf

Life

Masquerading spider looks like living and dead leaves at once

Regulars

Group of pilot whales

Life

Pilot whales babysit each other’s young while swimming in groups

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Watch cockatoo genius chew out a tool from a piece of cardboard

Life

Watch cockatoo genius chew out a tool from a piece of cardboard

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Giggling rats reveal the most ticklish part of our brains

Life

Giggling rats reveal the most ticklish part of our brains

The neurons involved in the enjoyment of tickling have been discovered in rats, which emit ultrasonic squeals of delight when tickled on their belly or feet

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Life

Sword-slashing sailfish hint at origins of cooperative hunting

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Earth

Extreme weather is behind record lows in butterfly populations

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Earth

Brown pebble turns out to be first ever pickled dinosaur brain

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Life

Invading giant geckos get stuck on a single building

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