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Artist’s reconstruction of Janavis finalidens, a very large marine bird from the late Cretaceous

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Ancient bird with a movable beak rewrites the story of avian evolution

A skull bone from 67 million years ago reveals that ancestors of modern birds had jointed beaks, not immobile ones as biologists have long thought

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Daubenton's bat (Myotis daubentonii) Credit: Jens Rydell

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Bats and death metal singers use the same throat structure to growl

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The Amami spiny rat

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A rat without a Y chromosome could be a glimpse of our genetic future

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Whatcheeria

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Ancient predator was one of first vertebrates to grow fast while young

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Young mice and mother

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Newborn female mice live longer if they smell older females' urine

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Great bustards

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Bustards may use plants to treat STIs during the breeding season

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Army ant embedded in amber

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Oldest army ant found in 35-million-year-old Baltic amber

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Turtle artwork

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Gigantic turtle from the dinosaur era was almost 4 metres long

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Honeybees in a hive

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Honeybees are living half as long as they were 50 years ago

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Plague of mice

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Gene drive could be used to wipe out invasive mice on islands

A ‘gene drive’ that spreads through a population and makes females infertile has been demonstrated to work in a mammal for the first time

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Ants appear to feel more optimistic after a sugary treat

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Ants have evolved to farm plants on at least 15 separate occasions

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Fish that keep their young in their mouths sometimes eat them

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Slo-mo camera reveals why springtails land perfectly every time

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