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Your great-great-grand ape? New fossil may be ancestor to all great apes, even humans
All the great apes -- humans, gorillas, chimpanzees and orangutans -- have evolved from a single ape ancestor. Researchers called "paleontologists" have discovered a new fossil skeleton in Spain that may now tell us what that ancestor looked like.
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Ancient brown bear migrations
Some of the large mammals that lived in North America during the last ice age, such as brown bears, originally migrated from Siberia.
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The science of sniffing
If you've ever been in a park full of dogs, you've seen the dogs running around and sniffing each other like crazy.
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Eau de prion? Seabirds can smell their mates, scientists say
Seabirds called prions, which mate for life, can recognize their partners by smell, scientists have discovered.
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Egg-citing fossil discovery
A 121-million-year-old fossil bird frozen in time in a scrunched up position tells the story of a bird that grew feathers but never had the chance to fly.
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When a virus is a wasp's best friend
Caterpillars taste good -- if you're a growing wasp. New research shows how some mother wasps ensure that their babies get to feast on as many caterpillar meals as they like.
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The mystery of the curious Crucian carp
Most animals can only live for minutes without oxygen -- just try holding your breath and see how long you can go.
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New sea predator with a long neck
Scientists have discovered a long-necked sea reptile with small fangs that swam in shallow seas in present-day China more than 230 million years ago.
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Kids creating a new sign language are shaping it as they learn
At a school in Managua, Nicaragua, deaf children have been creating a sign language all their own over the last three decades.
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Bacteria are like Popeye the sailor man
Popeye the sailor man and infection-causing bacteria have something in common -- they need to consume iron to perform their best.
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