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Lost 'Darwinia' islands could be origin of species in the Galapagos

Millions of years before the Galapagos existed, another island chain may have shaped the evolution of the unusual wildlife that later inspired Charles Darwin

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African clawed frog

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Cannibalistic African clawed frog eats tadpoles of its relatives

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crayfish

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Crayfish experience something like anxiety when they shed their armour

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A lizard underwater with a large air bubble over its nose

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Scuba-diving lizard can stay underwater for at least 16 minutes

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How the right Christmas lunch can help save Earth from climate change

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How the right Christmas lunch can help save Earth from climate change

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2018’s weirdest stories: Friendly horses, toddler robots and moonmoons

2018’s weirdest stories: Friendly horses, toddler robots and moonmoons

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boy stroking cat

Health

The more pets you meet as a baby, the lower your risk of allergies

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cartoon bear

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The mysterious demise of Europe's massive cave bears

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cleaner wrasse fish

Life

The animal economists that can wheel and deal as well as any human

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wombats

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Why do wombats poo cubes and turkeys spirals? One woman is finding out

Engineer Patricia Yang won an IgNobel prize for flushing out a universal law of animal urination. Next up? Discovering why wombat stools come out as cubes

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Life

Quiz of the year: Test your knowledge of 2018’s science stories

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Lewis Halsey: Do wild animals exercise to keep fit?

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Environment

The secret site in England where beavers control the landscape

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Life

Australia's 'marsupial lion' was a meat-ripping, tree-climbing terror

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