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Do animals have a sense of humour?

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Do animals have a sense of humour?

Tickling rats can tell us a lot about the ability of animals to laugh and joke

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Ancient 'shrimp' was the blue whale of the Cambrian

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Ancient 'shrimp' was the blue whale of the Cambrian

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Stuff: Humans as hunters and mega-gatherers

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Stuff: Humans as hunters and mega-gatherers

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Stuff: The bare necessities, then and now

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Stuff: The bare necessities, then and now

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Tree of bird life could solve Noah's Ark problem

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Tree of bird life could solve Noah's Ark problem

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Lava fossilised this Jurassic fern down to its cells

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Lava fossilised this Jurassic fern down to its cells

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The stripy stick insect that walked with dinosaurs

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The stripy stick insect that walked with dinosaurs

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Alzheimer's molecules may have powered early life

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Evolution's traps: When our world leads animals astray

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Evolution's traps: When our world leads animals astray

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Shrub is a smart gambler when tackling parasites

Berberis plants may kill off their own developing seeds when fruit flies attack, but they have a backup plan to protect their fertility

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Racial categories aren't hardwired in our minds

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Whale graveyard reveals most ancient mass strandings

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Sharp thinking: How shaping tools built our brains

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Origin of organs: Thank viruses for your skin and bone

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