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Primate archaeology: Digging up secrets of the monkey Stone Age

31 January 2018

The discovery that chimps and some monkeys have a long history of making tools is forcing us to rethink our own cultural evolution
Tasmanian devil

Luck of the devil: How a Tasmanian icon is outwitting cancer

3 January 2018

A freakish infectious cancer has brought Tasmanian devils to the brink of extinction, but the pugnacious marsupial is evolving rapidly as it fights for survival

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