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USA, Alaska, Katmai National Park, Young female Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos) rests on river bank beneath coastal mountains along Kinak Bay on autumn morning. Photograph by Paul Souders.

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What the surprising lives of solitary animals reveal about us

A new understanding of why some animals evolved to be loners, and the benefits that brings, shows that a social lifestyle isn’t necessarily superior

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Cannibal spiders have strange trick to stop their siblings eating them

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Cannibal spiders have strange trick to stop their siblings eating them

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Unusually tiny hominin deepens mystery of our Paranthropus cousin

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Unusually tiny hominin deepens mystery of our Paranthropus cousin

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The anus may have evolved from a hole originally used to release sperm

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Ancient wasp may have used its rear end to trap flies

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Bizarre fossil may have been an entirely new type of life

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Fossils reveal what the fur of early mammals looked like

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Ancient face bones offer clues to identity of early humans in Europe

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The biggest coincidence in human evolution

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The return of the hunters - Native Americans, circa 1904

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The epic scientific quest to reveal what makes folktales so compelling

Linguists, psychologists and experts in cultural evolution are discovering why we tell stories, how ancient the oldest ones are and why some tales run and run

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Sex may have evolved as a way to pool resources during tough times

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Stone tools help monkeys thrive in hostile habitats

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Humans were living in tropical forests surprisingly early

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Black squirrels may be evolving due to roadkill in cities

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