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Giggling rats reveal the most ticklish part of our brains
The neurons involved in the enjoyment of tickling have been discovered in rats, which emit ultrasonic squeals of delight when tickled on their belly or feet
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Humans
Humans have purged the bad genes from our Neanderthal hook-ups
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Health
Ebola rapidly evolves to be more transmissible and deadlier
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Life
Desert lizard can sip water from sand through its feet and back
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Environment
Future Humans: Just how far can our evolution go?
Culture
Health
A bit of disgust can change how confident you feel
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Environment
Chimps and bonobos interbred and exchanged genes
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Environment
Invading giant geckos get stuck on a single building
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Humans
Our Ice Age ancestors skinned cave lions to make roofs for huts
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Life
Kamikaze cells wage biowarfare and fight viruses with viruses
When a giant virus attacks one marine predator, it sacrifices itself to make viruses that kill the attacker
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Environment
Spider-eating bug muffles web vibrations to sneak up on prey
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Humans
Mice鈥檚 love songs go wrong when 鈥榣anguage gene鈥� is messed up
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Environment
Some of our Stone Age tools may just be crafty monkey throwaways
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Humans
Golden oldies: The pudgy dad hypothesis and why older men matter
Culture