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The desire for legacy is a mental glitch but we can use it for good

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The desire for legacy is a mental glitch but we can use it for good

The strange drive to be remembered after death may result from a cognitive glitch, but it could help solve big problems from climate change to inequality

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Feeding army ants

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Beetles raise their young in trash dumps left behind by army ants

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Dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)

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We’ve just realised that a tiny West African crocodile can moo

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Male butterflies plug attractive females’ genitals to stop them mating

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hicatee turtles at the Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education (BFREE)

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Turtles that move in herds reveal the complex social lives of reptiles

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Human noise pollution drives monkeys to rely on communication by scent

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Western Toads mating

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Frogs have been trying to mate with odd things for 220 million years

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Male cockatoos make customised drumsticks for their mating displays

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Spotted salamander eggs hatch more easily if nibbled by predators

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Pirate spiders ambush prey by tricking them with lines of silk

A species of pirate spider in Costa Rica has a hunting strategy that has never been documented before in any spider

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Animal motion-capture studio tracks bird flocks and insect swarms

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Do honeyguides really help honey badgers find bees’ nests?

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Cuvier's beaked whale seen grieving dead calf for first time

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Young cupboard spiders sometimes turn cannibal and eat their siblings

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