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New Scientist - Life
New Scientist - Life
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Early humans began wiping out elephant relatives 1.8 million years ago
Elephant-like species started going extinct faster when early humans evolved, and the rate of extinction rose even higher when modern humans appeared
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Ants are incredible navigators - let's celebrate their brilliance
Ants and other insects are capable of astounding navigational feats. Perhaps an appreciation of this could aid conservation efforts, says Robert Barrie
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Jurassic fossils show modern mammals grow faster than ancient ones
The 166-million-year-old fossils of an adult and a juvenile of the same extinct mammal species reveal that they had longer "childhoods" and lifespans than similar species today
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Komodo dragons have teeth capped with a layer of iron
An orange layer on the tips of Komodo dragons’ teeth may give the enamel extra strength for ripping apart their prey
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Collision between boat and basking shark captured by camera tag
Researchers are calling for greater protection for basking sharks after a camera on a tagged shark recorded a collision for the first time
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Chimps respond to each other at a pace similar to human conversation
Humans and chimpanzees both take part in rapid social exchanges, suggesting some foundational principles of language may have evolved earlier than previously thought
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New species of Portuguese man o' war discovered in the Tasman Sea
Genetic analysis shows that there are four varieties of Portuguese man o’ war, or bluebottle, including an Antipodean species that has yet to be named
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Are animals conscious? We’re finally realising that many species are
Science is at last confirming what many people have long suspected - that mammals, birds and perhaps some invertebrates have elements of consciousness
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Watch bees defend their nest by slapping ants with their wings
When ants try to invade their nest, Japanese honeybees flutter their wings and tilt their bodies to beat away their enemies
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Sea slugs discovered working together to hunt in packs
Hunting in packs seems like a complex social behaviour, but it isn't limited to large carnivores like wolves. A simple sea slug species teams up to swarm its venomous anemone prey as a group