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Evolution's traps: When our world leads animals astray

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Evolution's traps: When our world leads animals astray

From frogs swallowing light bulbs to beetles mating with bottles, the modern world is hijacking creatures' evolved instincts. Can we turn the trap into a tool?

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Shrub is a smart gambler when tackling parasites

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Racial categories aren't hardwired in our minds

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Racial categories aren't hardwired in our minds

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Whale graveyard reveals most ancient mass strandings

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Whale graveyard reveals most ancient mass strandings

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Sharp thinking: How shaping tools built our brains

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Sharp thinking: How shaping tools built our brains

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Origin of organs: Thank viruses for your skin and bone

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Origin of organs: Thank viruses for your skin and bone

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Pancreatic cancer's killer trick offers treatment hope

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Pancreatic cancer's killer trick offers treatment hope

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I'm breeding biodegradable batteries from viruses

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I'm breeding biodegradable batteries from viruses

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Zoologger: Sabre-toothed frog is an evolutionary loner

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Zoologger: Sabre-toothed frog is an evolutionary loner

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Dog brains respond to calls just like human brains

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Dog brains respond to calls just like human brains

The brains of humans and dogs light up in the same place in response to vocal sounds, suggesting these processing areas are inherited from a common ancestor

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Our blender brain: How mixing ideas made us human

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First animals may have lived with almost no oxygen

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The reptile labour that lasted 248 million years

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Britain's earliest humanity in epic exhibition

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