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Life

Animal heroes that save other species: Five amazing stories

Whales adopt a dolphin, a bear saves a crow and humans are rescued from a great white shark. Read about the creatures that went beyond their Darwinian duty

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dinosaur bird

Life

First birds made honking sounds more than 66 million years ago

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Life

Snake fools attackers by changing its eyes to look like a viper

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Health

How much water should you drink a day? Your throat will tell you

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Captured crocodiles

Life

Weird orange crocodiles found gorging on bats in Gabon’s caves

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Taung Child

Humans

Ancient bee fossil reveals secrets of human ancestor’s habitat

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A fire burns in a stone hearth in a cave

Humans

Cave fires and rhino skull used in Neanderthal burial rituals

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Life

Evolution evolves: Beyond the selfish gene

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People of the world

Humans

The most detailed look yet at how early humans left Africa

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water bear

Life

World's hardiest animal has evolved radiation shield for its DNA

Tough ‘water bears’ defy intense radiation by apparently wrapping their genetic material in a bizarre protein that can also protect human cells

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Life

Rattlesnakes silently shook their tails before evolving rattles

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Life

Superfast evolution could save Tasmanian devils from extinction

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Technology

Britain's first lumberjacks have long tales to tell

Culture

Life

Ancient rock formations could be oldest fossils on the planet

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