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Identity Of Famous Baby Dinosaur Fossil Revealed

The fossil of a baby dinosaur discovered in China more than 25 years ago has formally been identified as a new species of feathered dinosaur. The hatchling, dubbed Baby Lou...

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Early Humans Co-existed With Hominins In Africa

Scientists say the findings raises questions about human evolution, including the prospect that behaviours previously attributed to humans may have been developed by homini...

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Why Do Fish Not Deserve Their Reputation For Forgetfulness

Fish have a reputation for being gormless and forgetful, but they can "count", navigate a maze and even remember faces There is something fishy about our attitude to fish. ...

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Genetic Map Of Dogs Evolution Sheds Light On Cancer & Diabetes

An evolutionary tree of more than 161 dog breeds has been mapped out by geneticists, showing which types are closely related to each other. The research will obviously be o...

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How One Creature Haunts Our Thoughts

A newly-christened species of giant spider was unveiled this week. Kelly Grovier looks at why these creepy-crawlies have long crouched in the dark corners of our imaginatio...

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17 Western Ghats Have Smaller Ranges Than What Experts Estimated

Birds endemic to the biodiverse Western Ghats appear to be in greater danger than they were thought to be, because the range of places they live in may have been overestima...

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More Antartic Protections Urged On #WorldPenguinDay

The world needs to do more to protect the Antarctic wilderness and its wildlife, scientists warned Tuesday, as they marked World Penguin Day. The flightless seabirds -- a f...

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Baby Giraffe Narus Has First Outing At Chester Zoo

Born to his mother Orla a week ago as part of a captive-breeding programme, Narus is an endangered Rothschild’s giraffe Under the watchful eye of his mother Orla, the...

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Get Ready For More Mosquitoes And Ants Thanks To Climate Change

Bugs are everywhere—you're surrounded by them right now, wherever you are, and as the news is always eager to remind us, they could team up to destroy us at any momen...

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Giraffes Must Be Listed As Endangered, Conservationists Formally Tell US

Conservationists have lodged a formal request for the US government to list giraffes as endangered in a bid to prevent what they call the “silent extinction” of...

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