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First evidence of what peahens look at in a mate

Life

First evidence of what peahens look at in a mate

Tracking peahens' gaze has revealed how much they rate peacocks advertising themselves with their tails: the peahens simply don't pay that much attention

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Cockatoo cracks lock with no prior training

Life

Cockatoo cracks lock with no prior training

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Iridescent beetle shimmers for 49 million years

Life

Iridescent beetle shimmers for 49 million years

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Does habitat replacement let developers off the hook?

Earth

Does habitat replacement let developers off the hook?

Comment

Up to half of all birds threatened by climate change

Earth

Up to half of all birds threatened by climate change

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Zoologger: The lyrebird that's a song-and-dance man

Life

Zoologger: The lyrebird that's a song-and-dance man

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'Dawn bird' sees <i>Archaeopteryx</i> return to bird fold

Life

'Dawn bird' sees Archaeopteryx return to bird fold

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Evolving H7N9 bird flu could close poultry markets

Environment

Evolving H7N9 bird flu could close poultry markets

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Why penguins dumped flight for flippers

Life

Why penguins dumped flight for flippers

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Dinosaur dads may not have looked after the kids

Life

Dinosaur dads may not have looked after the kids

A landmark fossil study in 2008 suggested it was male dinosaurs that hatched the eggs, but a new analysis casts doubt on that idea

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Life

Blue with cold, emperor penguins have a freezing exterior

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Health

Where has H7N9 bird flu come from?

Analysis

Life

Falklands penguins return home through a sandstorm

Regulars

Health

The risk of a flu pandemic is very real

Opinion

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