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USA, Alaska, Katmai National Park, Young female Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos) rests on river bank beneath coastal mountains along Kinak Bay on autumn morning. Photograph by Paul Souders.

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What the surprising lives of solitary animals reveal about us

A new understanding of why some animals evolved to be loners, and the benefits that brings, shows that a social lifestyle isn’t necessarily superior

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Cannibal spiders have strange trick to stop their siblings eating them

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Cannibal spiders have strange trick to stop their siblings eating them

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Unusually tiny hominin deepens mystery of our Paranthropus cousin

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Unusually tiny hominin deepens mystery of our Paranthropus cousin

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The anus may have evolved from a hole originally used to release sperm

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Ancient wasp may have used its rear end to trap flies

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PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 08: (EDITORS NOTE: Image was captured using a remote camera) Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone of Team United States crosses the finish line to win the gold medal with new World Record after competing in the Women's 400m Hurdles Final on day thirteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 08, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)

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A controversial book about human diversity shows how biology unites us

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Bizarre fossil may have been an entirely new type of life

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Fossils reveal what the fur of early mammals looked like

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Ancient face bones offer clues to identity of early humans in Europe

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The biggest coincidence in human evolution

Farming arose on multiple continents among populations with radically different cultures and environments and with no means of communicating with each other – how did it crop up independently at about the same time?

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The epic scientific quest to reveal what makes folktales so compelling

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Sex may have evolved as a way to pool resources during tough times

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Stone tools help monkeys thrive in hostile habitats

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Humans were living in tropical forests surprisingly early

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