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Harvester ants farm by planting seeds to eat once they germinate
The ants’ unusual trick lets them snack on seeds that are too big from them to crack. They just let the seeds crack themselves
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First ever video of an elusive new ruby seadragon filmed in wild
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Mice turn into killers when brain circuit is triggered by laser
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This is why you can’t help babbling to your dog like it’s a baby
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Attack of the household products: Hygiene’s hidden risks
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Dishing the dirt: How clean does your home really need to be?
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Wild monkey filmed mounting deer and trying to have sex with it
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Gene-silencing spray lets us modify plants without changing DNA
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There are five times more urban foxes in England than we thought
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Ants craft tiny sponges to dip into honey and carry it home
Non-expandable stomachs mean these ants need to use absorbent tools to transport tasty liquids to their nests – and they figure out the best objects for the job
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Cave glow-worms vomit long sticky urine threads to catch prey
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Reindeer riddle: How do you tell caribou apart?
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First evidence that wild mammals benefit from bigger brains
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Monkeys should be able to talk just like us – so why don’t they?
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