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Chimp holding big stone at foot of tree

Life

What do chimp ‘temples’ tell us about the evolution of religion?

Biologists working in the Republic of Guinea have found evidence for an apparent "sacred tree" used by chimps, perhaps for some sort of ritual

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A woman looking anxious as she stands by a window

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Anxious people hear some sounds as more important than they are

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A gorup of women in costumes laughing

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Shock of good news can hurt your heart as much as grief

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snapper spawn

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Mass of spawning fish make a milky way on a coral reef

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Humans

I’m creating telepathy technology to get brains talking

Opinion

A small plastic bottle marked as containing a sample of the Zika virus

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Zika virus likely to cause paralysing Guillain-Barré syndrome

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The different kinds of stickleback fish side by side

Life

Super-fast evolving fish splitting into two species in same lake

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Three long-finned pilot whales underwater. They look mid-size, for a whale, and have stubby noses. Their fins do look quite long, and curvy

Life

Whale algorithm could unlock secrets of their many dialects

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squid releasing ink

Life

Squid filmed using their ink clouds as smokescreen to catch prey

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Glow-in-the-dark bacterial lights could illuminate shop windows

Life

Glow-in-the-dark bacterial lights could illuminate shop windows

Bioluminescent lighting made from living bacteria offers an alternative to electric lights for shops, street signs and parks

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Life

Wild gorillas compose happy songs that they hum during meals

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Life

Bonobos know when others are being treated unfairly – and react

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Life

Crystallised tears form beautiful patterns unique as snowflakes

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Life

Why Only Us: The language paradox

CultureLab

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