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Chimps catch yawns from dominant males

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Chimps catch yawns from dominant males

Captive chimps are more likely to yawn back to a yawning male than a yawning female, a preference which may cause a group to act in step with its alpha males

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Should we just let the Mississippi flood?

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Tales of the first seafarers

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High-tech clothes let fashionistas bare all

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Health

HIV pioneers unite to stamp out the virus for good

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Nuclear fuel rods removed from Japan's Fukushima plant

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Nuclear fuel rods removed from Japan's Fukushima plant

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Monkey manoeuvres reveal how the brain spurs actions

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Monkey manoeuvres reveal how the brain spurs actions

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Why a dogged virus simply won't go away

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Innovation made waves in physics photography

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False memories, false convictions

Guilty! Law and psychology professor Dan Simon puts the criminal justice system on trial in In Doubt

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Environment

Gorgeous snub-nosed monkey with the face of a god

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Health

Fukushima increases risk of cancer – but not by much

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Get the picture? Art in the brain of the beholder

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Earth

Can fracking contaminate drinking water?

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