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World’s only iridescent mammal is a shiny accident
Many animals have iridescent colours to draw the eye. But golden moles are blind and live in the dark, so why them?
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One-way evolution: The ladder of life makes a comeback
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Boas sense when prey’s heart goes still
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First plant to use buried leaves to catch worms found
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Before DNA, before RNA: Life in the hodge-podge world
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Pigeons match monkeys in abstract counting skills
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2011 review: The year in life science
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Humans
Smart Guide to 2012: Humans’ chimeric origins
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Twist in the tail of eukaryotic origins
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Why naked mole rats feel no pain from acid
The pink, hairless subterranean mammal is insensible to pain caused by acid. Now we know why, which could lead to treatments for arthritis
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Mystery of the male ostrich’s erection solved
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Fish may have started walking underwater
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Humans
Earliest human bedding didn’t let the bedbugs bite
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Power of Babel: Why one language isn’t enough
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