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Latest Stories

Tyrannosaur ‘missing link’ may reveal how T. rex got so big

Why do some chimps throw rocks at trees?

These birds use song to keep their mates from straying

A sexual misconduct case rocks anthropology

Online petition aims to unite researchers against sexual harassment

The sexual misconduct case that has rocked anthropology

Dinosaurs may have danced like birds to woo mates

How some of the world's biggest dinosaurs got that way

Ancient infants buried together in Alaska suggest long journey to the Americas

Big testicles mean a softer voice, at least in howler monkeys

Top predator wannabe is just another T. rex

Can epigenetics explain homosexuality puzzle?

Homosexuality may be caused by chemical modifications to DNA

Oldest decapitation in New World dates back 9000 years

From the archives: The scientist behind those controversial new hominin fossils

An IQ test for animals?

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