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Zoologger: Stingless suicidal bees bite until they die
Zoologger is our weekly column highlighting extraordinary animals 鈥� and occasionally other organisms 鈥� from around the world
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Why scratching an itch only makes it worse
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Paralysis adds to horror of waking up under the knife
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The war on pain and why we can’t win it
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Fingertips and forehead are most sensitive to pain
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What’s wrong with the world’s favourite painkiller?
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Life
Lifespan boost for mice that feel less pain
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Life
Scent of a man: Male sweat stresses out lab mice
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Push-button orgasm isn’t worth $6 million to medicine
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Curry cure: Chillies are the hot new thing in medicine
Understanding why mint tastes cool and chilli is hot could bring new cures for chronic pain, obesity and even cancer
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Environment
Do invertebrates feel pain?
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Life
Ouch! Pain threshold genes amplified by lifestyle
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Scratch a mirror image of your itch to bring relief
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Popping pills for flu fever might make things worse
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