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Consciousness: How we’re solving a mystery bigger than our minds

What is being in love, feeling pain or seeing colour made of? How our brains make conscious experience has long been a riddle – but we’re uncovering clues

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Male peacocks can make females' heads vibrate at a distance

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Male peacocks can make females' heads vibrate at a distance

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The first Americans had pet dogs 1000 years earlier than thought

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The first Americans had pet dogs 1000 years earlier than thought

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Bacteria may survive temperatures hot enough to melt lead

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Bacteria may survive temperatures hot enough to melt lead

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Spiders can ‘fly’ because they make near-invisible paragliders

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Spiders can ‘fly’ because they make near-invisible paragliders

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Wild animals are turning nocturnal to keep away from humans

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Wild animals are turning nocturnal to keep away from humans

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EU will limit the use of palm oil as car fuel but won’t stop it

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EU will limit the use of palm oil as car fuel but won’t stop it

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When a daddy longlegs is attacked by a flatworm things get messy

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When a daddy longlegs is attacked by a flatworm things get messy

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The epic hunt for the place on Earth where life started

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The epic hunt for the place on Earth where life started

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Britain’s hedgehog population has fallen 66 per cent in 20 years

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Britain’s hedgehog population has fallen 66 per cent in 20 years

Britain only has 58 wild mammal species to start with, and many have declined sharply in number since 1995 – with hedgehogs suffering a particularly severe fall

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Africa's 2000-year-old trees of life are suddenly dying off

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Humans

Your personal cloud of microbes can be used to identify you

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Sperm whales are tracking fishing boats and stealing their fish

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Seals only sleep with half their brain when they're out at sea

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