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Talking gibbonish: Deciphering the banter of the apes

Life

Talking gibbonish: Deciphering the banter of the apes

New ways to decode animal chatter reveal a lot about what they are saying. And the answers could unravel human language too

Features

I'm tapping the housefly's genome to fight disease

Health

I'm tapping the housefly's genome to fight disease

Opinion

Zoologger: The tasty crab that looks like an ugly frog

Life

Zoologger: The tasty crab that looks like an ugly frog

News

Volcanic iron delayed explosion of life on Earth

Life

Volcanic iron delayed explosion of life on Earth

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Life

Deep bacteria may evolve even without passing genes on

News

Pet theory: Why domestic animals look cute

Life

Pet theory: Why domestic animals look cute

Opinion

Birds build snow tunnels for fun

Life

Birds build snow tunnels for fun

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Humans

2015 preview: Meet more of your long-lost cousins

News

Peer inside the head of a giant prehistoric groundhog

Life

Peer inside the head of a giant prehistoric groundhog

Regulars

Humans and birds share the same singing genes

Life

Humans and birds share the same singing genes

An intriguing evolutionary similarity might mean that songbirds will make good models for studying the genetics of speech disorders

News

Life

How to think about… Evolution

Features

Life

Formation of life's building blocks recreated in lab

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Life

'Giant' fossil hints at the diversity of early primates

News

Life

Zoologger: Dancing in time makes crabs sexual failures

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