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Plants spike nectar with caffeine and give bees a buzz

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Plants spike nectar with caffeine and give bees a buzz

Some plants include caffeine in their nectar, tricking bees into encouraging their nest-mates to visit the plant with enthusiastic dances

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First humans to leave Africa went to China, not Europe

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First humans to leave Africa went to China, not Europe

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Stonehenge builders had barbecue feasts at nearby party centre

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Stonehenge builders had barbecue feasts at nearby party centre

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Some liked it hot: Dinosaurs evolved range of body temperatures

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Some liked it hot: Dinosaurs evolved range of body temperatures

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Bacterial genes that turn mercury lethal mapped across world

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Bacterial genes that turn mercury lethal mapped across world

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Genome of ancient Ethiopian tells of back-to-Africa migration

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Genome of ancient Ethiopian tells of back-to-Africa migration

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Elephants almost never get cancer thanks to multiple gene copies

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Elephants almost never get cancer thanks to multiple gene copies

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Ape fossils put the origin of humanity at 10 million years ago

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Ape fossils put the origin of humanity at 10 million years ago

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Slow cyclists gain advantage from schooling like fish

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Slow cyclists gain advantage from schooling like fish

A group of cyclists in a peloton behave like a collective organism, giving an accidental benefit to even the slowest riders – much like schooling fish

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Our knack for remembering faces is a highly evolved skill

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Ears of early humans could hear frequencies used in speech

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Bumblebees cope with climate change by evolving shorter tongues

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America's oldest decapitated head reveals strange burial ritual

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