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Dinosaur skeletons

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First dinosaurs may have been omnivores in the north hemisphere

Largest shake-up of dinosaur family tree in 130 years puts T. rex in a group with herbivores and uproots what we thought we knew about the reptiles

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guppies

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Female fish with bigger brains choose better mates

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Recoded organism paves way to new genetic language of life

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Recoded organism paves way to new genetic language of life

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A tardigrade, or water bear

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Tardigrades turn into glass to survive complete dehydration

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zebras

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How did the zebra get its stripes?

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Phalaris aquatica, or Bulbous Canary Grass

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Plants have evolved a taste for sand that deters hungry insects

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Luminous frog is the first known naturally fluorescent amphibian

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Luminous frog is the first known naturally fluorescent amphibian

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Metabolism may be older than life itself and start spontaneously

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Metabolism may be older than life itself and start spontaneously

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Infected maize

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Maize engineered to silence deadly toxins in poisonous mould

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Never-before-seen gatherings of hundreds of humpback whales

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Never-before-seen gatherings of hundreds of humpback whales

The marine giants are gathering to feed in super-groups of 200, and no one knows why. It could be their natural behaviour when populations are at normal levels

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Dogs use deception to get what they want from humans (a sausage)

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Sneaky beetles evolved disguise to look like ants, then eat them

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Ebola vaccine promising in chimps but may never be used

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Translucent helmeted cockroach looks like an alien with a halo

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