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Flies cool themselves down by constantly blowing bubbles of spit

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Flies cool themselves down by constantly blowing bubbles of spit

Blowflies repeatedly blow bubbles of saliva, which look like brown bubble gum – and it turns out this odd behaviour helps them keep cool

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A scan of a brain

Health

A high IQ may protect men from a cause of psychological stress

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A soldierfish with its lachrymal sabre ready for combat

Life

These fish hide fluorescent switchblades in their faces

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Life

Species with big sex differences are more likely to die out

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Ancient finger bone may reveal humanity's path out of Africa

Humans

Ancient finger bone may reveal humanity's path out of Africa

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DNA from another mystery human ancestor lingers in some people

Humans

DNA from another mystery human ancestor lingers in some people

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The frogs bouncing back after almost being wiped out by disease

Earth

The frogs bouncing back after almost being wiped out by disease

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Neanderthals ambushed cave bears as they awoke from hibernation

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Neanderthals ambushed cave bears as they awoke from hibernation

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Children at school

Humans

Does your kids’ DNA matter more than which school they go to?

Analysis

Weird Antarctic ice may explain how life endured on frozen Earth

Life

Weird Antarctic ice may explain how life endured on frozen Earth

A strange discovery, made by polar explorer Robert Scott a century ago, might explain how complex life survived when the planet froze over into “Snowball Earth”

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Life

Why ancient deer returned to the sea and became whales

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Humans

Our ancestors mated with the mystery 'Denisovan' people – twice

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Technology

8 hilarious ways AI has outsmarted us to get the job done

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Health

The Genius Within: How to be smart in the 21st century

Culture