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Some monkeys in Panama may have just stumbled into the Stone Age

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Some monkeys in Panama may have just stumbled into the Stone Age

One group of capuchins uses stone tools, but neighbouring groups do not – suggesting primates - including us - might enter the Stone Age simply by chance

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Freak accident created a massive army of super-fertile clones

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Freak accident created a massive army of super-fertile clones

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Female velvet ants are so scary no other animal dares eat them

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Female velvet ants are so scary no other animal dares eat them

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First cannabis-based drug approved in the US to treat epilepsy

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First cannabis-based drug approved in the US to treat epilepsy

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Male peacocks can make females' heads vibrate at a distance

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Male peacocks can make females' heads vibrate at a distance

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Bacteria may survive temperatures hot enough to melt lead

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Bacteria may survive temperatures hot enough to melt lead

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Wild animals are turning nocturnal to keep away from humans

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Wild animals are turning nocturnal to keep away from humans

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A newborn baby being held by a doctor

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The cancer-fighting multi-organ: 9 ways the placenta is amazing

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A troop of Bonobos

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Mystery ghost ape species found hidden in bonobo’s genome

A comparison of chimpanzee genomes has found signs that a previously unknown species of chimpanzee once lived in the forests of central Africa

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In big cities even the fish are always rushing around the place

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Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs caused massive global warming

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Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives

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Humans

We may have got the evolution of our big brains entirely wrong

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