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The greatest David Attenborough documentaries you really need to watch
To mark David Attenborough turning 100, New Scientist staff have been set a tricky task: pick your favourite of his many amazing documentaries...
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New Scientist recommends New York’s Bone Museum and Gecko Gallery
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Why dinosaurs lived much more complex lives than we thought
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Scorpions reinforce their claws and stingers with metals
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Chimpanzee group’s violent rupture hints at evolutionary roots of war
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Emperor penguins added to endangered list after rapid decline
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Surprise fossil discoveries push back the evolution of complex animals
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Bumblebees surprise scientists by showing a sense of rhythm
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What to read this week: Lixing Sun’s ambitious On the Origin of Sex
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Male octopuses have a favourite arm that they mostly use for sex
The third right arm of male octopuses has a specialised role in mating, and the creatures take extra care to avoid damaging it or losing it to a predator
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First glimpse of sperm whale birth reveals teamwork to support newborn
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Fossils discovered in Egypt may be the closest ancestor of all apes
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A variety of jungle animals all use one type of tree as a latrine
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Rare Andean bear captured in stunning photograph
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