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Kea with broken beak

Life

Parrot uses his broken beak to become a dominant male

An injured kea with just half a beak has used what's left as a weapon that gives him dominance over a captive colony of the birds

News

How teaching molecules to think is revealing what a 'mind' really is

Mind

How teaching molecules to think is revealing what a 'mind' really is

Features

Procoptodon prehistoric kangaroo

Life

Ancient giant kangaroos could have hopped despite their huge size

News

We were wrong about being able to 'nudge' people to improve the world

Society

We were wrong about being able to 'nudge' people to improve the world

Comment

How fear drastically shapes ecosystems: Best ideas of the century

Environment

How fear drastically shapes ecosystems: Best ideas of the century

Features

Hallucigenia

Life

Fossil may solve mystery of what one of the weirdest-ever animals ate

News

Life

Is there an evolutionary reason for same-sex sexual behaviour?

Analysis

Life

Jellyfish sleep about as much as humans do – and nap like us too

News

What if the idea of the autism spectrum is completely wrong?

Mind

What if the idea of the autism spectrum is completely wrong?

Features

Killer whales and Pacific white-sided dolphins

Life

Killer whales and dolphins are ‘being friends’ to hunt salmon together

White-sided dolphins seem to help killer whales "scout" and catch Chinook salmon near Vancouver Island, then eat the leftovers

News

Life

Deadly fungus makes sick frogs jump far, possibly to find mates

News

Life

Mouse 'midwives' help their pregnant companions give birth

News

Life

Orcas are ganging up on great white sharks to eat their livers

News

Life

20 bird species can understand each other’s anti-cuckoo call

News

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