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The secret superpower of the cockroach

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The secret superpower of the cockroach

You don't need to be tough to conquer the world's kitchens, but you do need one extraordinary ability, discovers Wendy Zukerman

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Field Notes: Weaver birds may hold secret of ageing

Field Notes: Weaver birds may hold secret of ageing

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Exo-evolution: Aliens who hide, survive

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Exo-evolution: Aliens who hide, survive

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Zoologger: The African eel that travels light

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Zoologger: The African eel that travels light

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Evolutionary tug of war inside sweet-potato whitefly

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Evolutionary tug of war inside sweet-potato whitefly

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Pragmatic mares abort to avoid stallion sabotage

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'Tree of lice' suggests mammals did OK under dinos

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'Tree of lice' suggests mammals did OK under dinos

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Ravens kiss and make up after a brawl

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Ravens kiss and make up after a brawl

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Why evolution is going nowhere fast

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Why evolution is going nowhere fast

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Evolution of cognition might be down to brain chemistry

The prefrontal cortex, the "thinking" part of our brain, has a radically different chemical balance from that found in chimps and macaques

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Mammoth mystery: Why giants no longer rule the north

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Biology's 'dark matter' hints at fourth domain of life

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Steady beats flashy in evolution death match

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Kindergarten co-op: How babysitting made us brainy

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