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Many chimps are active at night but we don’t know what they do

Life

Many chimps are active at night but we don’t know what they do

A study of 22 chimpanzee sites has found that they regularly wake up and move around in the night, but it’s not clear what the apes are up to

News

flowers/bees

Life

Is life on Earth really at risk? The truth about the extinction crisis

Features

Climate change is forcing geese to give up pit stops when they migrate

Life

Climate change is forcing geese to give up pit stops when they migrate

News

crocodile

Life

This crocodile emerging from the gloom sure seems happy to see you

Regulars

Honeybees gang up to roast invading hornets alive — at a terrible cost

Life

Honeybees gang up to roast invading hornets alive — at a terrible cost

News

We now know why horses snort - because they're happy

Life

We now know why horses snort - because they're happy

News

A cat by the roadside

Humans

Prolific ‘M25 serial killer’ beheading cats is an old feline foe

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The koala genome has been fully sequenced for the first time

Life

The koala genome has been fully sequenced for the first time

News

Freak accident created a massive army of super-fertile clones

Life

Freak accident created a massive army of super-fertile clones

News

Crows make the right tool by remembering the last one they saw

Life

Crows make the right tool by remembering the last one they saw

New Caledonian crows made bespoke food vouchers from memory with their beaks and claws, ripping pieces of card into exactly the right size to get a reward

News

Life

Female velvet ants are so scary no other animal dares eat them

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Why is the UK running out of CO2 and what will it mean?

News

Life

Mystery gibbon found buried in tomb of ancient Chinese royalty

News

Life

Moths fly 1000 kilometres with Earth’s magnetic field as a guide

News

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