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Newly-discovered fungi turn luckless ants into kamikaze zombies

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Newly-discovered fungi turn luckless ants into kamikaze zombies

Fifteen more species of “zombie ant fungus” have been discovered, and they all force their hosts to die in creative ways to further their own life cycle

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Bats spread Ebola because they’ve evolved not to fight viruses

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Bats spread Ebola because they’ve evolved not to fight viruses

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Sea urchins can drill holes in solid rock with just their teeth

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Sea urchins can drill holes in solid rock with just their teeth

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Mute male crickets are still trying to serenade females

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Mute male crickets are still trying to serenade females

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We thought gorillas only walked on their knuckles. We were wrong

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We thought gorillas only walked on their knuckles. We were wrong

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People are slaughtering orangutans and wiping them out

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People are slaughtering orangutans and wiping them out

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humpback whale

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Drone captures humpback whales catching krill with bubbles

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Ants care for wounded comrades by licking their wounds clean

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Ants care for wounded comrades by licking their wounds clean

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Expedition to uncover hidden life in mystery Antarctic realm

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Expedition to uncover hidden life in mystery Antarctic realm

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Birds 'dream sing' by moving their vocal muscles in their sleep

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Birds 'dream sing' by moving their vocal muscles in their sleep

Zebra finches sing during the day, and at night while they sleep their vocal organs act out the motions of singing, a bit like a sleepwalking person

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Primitive human eggs matured in the lab for the first time

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Oldest dog burial suggests prehistoric humans loved dogs as pets

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Deep-sea fish lay eggs near hydrothermal vents to keep them warm

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The worst mass extinction may have begun with mass sterilisation

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