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Ants appear to feel more optimistic after a sugary treat
A sweet reward influences ants鈥� decision-making when they encounter ambiguous situations, hinting that they might have internal states like our emotions
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Ants have evolved to farm plants on at least 15 separate occasions
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Fish that keep their young in their mouths sometimes eat them
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Slo-mo camera reveals why springtails land perfectly every time
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‘Divorce’ rates are higher in birds that travel long distances
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Annual US clock change kills 33 people and 36,500 deer in car crashes
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Rhino horns have got smaller over time as poachers target big prizes
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Fossil shows what lizards’ ancestors looked like 167 million years ago
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Vocal communication recorded in 53 animals we thought were silent
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High school student is first to sequence the angelfish genome
17-year-old Indeever Madireddy sequenced the genome of his pet angelfish after it died 鈥� the first time this species has been sequenced
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Mountain lions outside Los Angeles take more risks after wildfire
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Tuna use sharks as back scratchers despite risk of being eaten
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The world is full of living gold, which is more valuable than riches
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Scientists finally realised female robins sing just as well as males
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