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2M3EH4G A recreation of various fighting dinosaurs. Detail of a diorama at the Gorodskoy Muzey, Museum, in Temirtau, Kazakhstan.

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Why dinosaurs lived much more complex lives than we thought

A wave of dinosaur discoveries over the past decade has completely reshaped our understanding of these long-extinct animals. Palaeontologist Dave Hone spills the secrets of how dinosaurs lived, from how social they were to how much they really fought��

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A newly recognised species of scorpion (Tityus achilles) that can spit venom

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Newly identified scorpion species ‘spits’ venom to defend itself

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The vampire-like Hylomys macarong hedgehog

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‘Vampire’ hedgehog among 234 new species identified in Asia

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Heart cockle shells

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Heart-shaped mollusc has windows that work like fibre optics

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A pygmy blue whale calf drinking its mother's milk

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Blue whale mother caught feeding her calf on video for first time ever

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Vivid snake species with blue lips and yellow eyes is new to science

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Two common frogs mating

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Female frogs sometimes play dead to avoid mating with males

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Brush-footed spider

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Exquisite spider fossils from Australia offer clues to their evolution

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Two thick-billed murres

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Young seabird couples get 'divorced' with little immediate benefit

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A zebrafish

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Zebrafish produce sunscreen to protect their embryos from UV light

Zebrafish eggs contain a compound called gadusol that acts as a sunscreen to protect the developing embryos from the sun’s rays

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Lizards on a US Army base are stress eating due to helicopter noise

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Lion infected with covid-19 probably passed it on to two zoo workers

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Dolphins that help humans catch fish are more likely to survive

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Wolves are eating sea otters after depleting an Alaskan island’s deer

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