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Living dinosaurs: How did feathers and flight evolve?

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Living dinosaurs: How did feathers and flight evolve?

Ancestors of the dinosaurs may have sported feathers long before the first dino took a leap of faith

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Living dinosaurs: Are we sure birds are dinos?

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Living dinosaurs: Are we sure birds are dinos?

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Skin was the first organ to evolve

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Arsenic-based bacteria point to new life forms

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Arsenic-based bacteria point to new life forms

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Why incest among animals cuts male sexual aggression

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Why incest among animals cuts male sexual aggression

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The primitive social network: bullying required

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The primitive social network: bullying required

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Why mammals grew big – and then stopped

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Why mammals grew big – and then stopped

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Snake fangs evolved from groovy teeth

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Snake fangs evolved from groovy teeth

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In our own image: Why we treat things like people

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In our own image: Why we treat things like people

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Culture club: All species welcome

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Culture club: All species welcome

From lay-a-bed meerkats to fish traditions, all sorts of animal behaviour comes from learning as well as genes. So what makes humans different?

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Zoologger: A primate with eyes bigger than its brains

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History's biggest lungfish pops up in Nebraska

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Human evolution was shaped by plate tectonics

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Evolutionary sex wars continue despite peace treaties

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