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Two snub-nosed monkeys in a tree, one slumped against a branch

Life

Monkey seen caring for dying mate then grieving after she dies

The actions of a snub-nosed monkey in China appear to be rare evidence of compassionate care in the wild, hinting that animals may comprehend mortality

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A still from the Jungle Book showing Mowgli standing with King Louie in a temple (which the ape fills) with smaller monkeys looking on

Life

Jungle tales: the real King Louie was the biggest ape of all

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A grey and white porpoise lying on a pebbly beach

Life

UK's harbour porpoise strandings linked to rising starvation

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Life

Gigantopithecus: The story of the greatest of the great apes

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City rooftops showing solar panels

Earth

Why cheap green energy could derail the renewable revolution

Analysis

Hatched blastocyst embryo

Health

Embryo protein may warn before miscarriage and pre-eclampsia

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Humans

What is Paleolithic Art?: How to decode the shadows on the wall

Culture

human and dog skeletons

Life

Lovely bones: Fascinating skeletons of the past and present

Culture

Beluga whale

Life

Drowning in sound? The sad case of the baby beluga whales

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Technology

If Google has nothing to hide about NHS data, why so secretive?

Google's subsidiary DeepMind could use our health data to diagnose disease sooner. If it was more open, we might be happier to let it go ahead

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Life

Plants may form memories using mad cow disease proteins

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Health

Sleeping away from home? Half your brain is still awake

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Humans

Other minds and cryptominds, from babies to robots to God

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Life

21-million-year-old fossil is North America's first monkey

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