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Giggling rats reveal the most ticklish part of our brains

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Giggling rats reveal the most ticklish part of our brains

The neurons involved in the enjoyment of tickling have been discovered in rats, which emit ultrasonic squeals of delight when tickled on their belly or feet

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Using egg leftovers could double the number collected in IVF

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Using egg leftovers could double the number collected in IVF

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Seabird

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The sweet scent of plastic lures seabirds to a dangerous snack

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A close-up of a completed oral sex prosthetic retainer

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Sex and dentistry: I made a fellatio prosthetic for my mouth

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Ebola rapidly evolves to be more transmissible and deadlier

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Ebola rapidly evolves to be more transmissible and deadlier

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Pasta spirals link neutron stars and the machinery of your cells

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Pasta spirals link neutron stars and the machinery of your cells

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Bee on mouldy plant

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Bees collect honeydew from bugs before spring blossoms arrive

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Desert lizard can sip water from sand through its feet and back

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Desert lizard can sip water from sand through its feet and back

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Disgust

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A bit of disgust can change how confident you feel

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Plants ‘see’ underground by channelling light to their roots

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Plants ‘see’ underground by channelling light to their roots

Roots of many plants have light receptors, and now we may have discovered why. They seem to channel light underground using stems as fibre-optic cables

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Last-ditch effort to save the world’s smallest porpoise agreed

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Fish swims to the same nest each year just like migrating birds

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Chimps and bonobos interbred and exchanged genes

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Invading giant geckos get stuck on a single building

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