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"Necromones" that tell insects their dead are near may be ancient.

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Aboriginal Australians might once have tended crops.

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An extinct predator might have driven a plant's unique camouflage.

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Scientists explore the hydrodynamics of cetacean flippers.

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Big animals really do have big cells.

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Why do birds line their nests with aromatic herbs?

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Cleaner shrimp prove their mettle.

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Birth rates rise in the wealthiest nations.

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Carbon emissions are predicted to increase even if Amazonian deforestation holds steady.

Caves are among the predators’ favorite spots.

The brain doesn't much care whether an experience is real.

Humans will never win a sprint against your average quadruped. But our species is well-adapted for the marathon.

Hear author Xiaoming Wang interviewed by Vittorio Maestro, Editor in Chief of Natural History. (MP3, 17 minutes)

October 2009