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The mysterious demise of Europe's massive cave bears

Once more common than brown bears, cave bears didn't survive the last glacial period. Could their sad end be down to their diet, or just to being bears of very little brain?

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cleaner wrasse fish

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The animal economists that can wheel and deal as well as any human

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wombats

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Why do wombats poo cubes and turkeys spirals? One woman is finding out

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Quiz of the year: Test your knowledge of 2018’s science stories

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Lewis Halsey: Do wild animals exercise to keep fit?

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Lewis Halsey: Do wild animals exercise to keep fit?

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A beaver in the water

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The secret site in England where beavers control the landscape

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Marsupial lion skeleton

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Australia's 'marsupial lion' was a meat-ripping, tree-climbing terror

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Monkeys chill out just from seeing their friends being groomed

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City living makes urban male frogs far more attractive to females

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Serge Wich: How drones are conserving wildlife

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Serge Wich: How drones are conserving wildlife

Tracking declines in biodiversity in the tropics can be tricky – but drones and astrophysicists are helping conservationists to keep up, explains biologist Serge Wich

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Geckos sprint across water on air bubbles they make with their legs

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Parrots are clever because their brains evolved the same way as ours

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Some spiders produce milk – and it’s more nutritious than cow’s milk

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Roadkill deaths halved on Australian road thanks to a fence of sound

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