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Cute but deadly: The camouflaged world of the pygmy seahorse

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Cute but deadly: The camouflaged world of the pygmy seahorse

So well-hidden are these tiny seahorses that many species remained undiscovered for years. But their cute appearance belies a vicious, blood-thirsty nature

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Island of wild children: Would they learn to be human?

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Island of wild children: Would they learn to be human?

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Chimps with magic stove show evolutionary capacity for cooking

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Chimps with magic stove show evolutionary capacity for cooking

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Sawfish is first vertebrate known to clone itself in the wild

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Sawfish is first vertebrate known to clone itself in the wild

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Solar-cell thread heralds promise of wearable chargers

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Hydra paradox: When culling animals makes them thrive

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Hydra paradox: When culling animals makes them thrive

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Ancient DNA suggests dogs split from wolves 40,000 years ago

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Artificial DNA links up just like the real thing

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Oldest broken bone reveals our ancestors' switch to life on land

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Oldest broken bone reveals our ancestors' switch to life on land

The first known leg break could only have happened on land, pushing back the transition of our four-legged ancestors from water to land by 2 million years

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How to Clone a Mammoth: But should we?

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Bad memories drive lab rats to rescue drenched companions faster

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To help people with autism, researchers must first listen to us

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