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Science
Scientists turn mice into fierce hunters by flicking a 'killer switch' in their brains
By Victoria Woollaston-Webber
Science
'Star Wars' gibbon found in China is named after Luke Skywalker - and Mark Hamill is delighted
By Victoria Woollaston-Webber
Science
Your dog pays more attention when you talk in that silly-billy, ickle-pickle voice
By James Temperton
Science
Tiny QR codes were stuck to the backs of ants in the name of data science
By Rowland Manthorpe
Science
'Devastating decline' in giraffe numbers puts the species on the road to extinction
By Victoria Woollaston-Webber
Science
2016 wasn't all bad! 16 positive things that happened over the past 12 months
By Amelia Heathman
Science
Alcoholic rats, ribless mice and a goat that lactates silk: inside Wellcome's bizarre animal show
By James Temperton
Science
Beavers are back! The animals are native to Scotland again after 400 years
By Victoria Woollaston-Webber
Science
Your dog knows what you did last summer: canines have 'episodic memories' like primates
By James Temperton
Science
Watch rats being tickled and 'jumping for joy', all in the name of science
By Victoria Woollaston-Webber
Science
Holy speed boost Batman! Brazilian free-tailed bats found to be the fastest flying animals
By Amelia Heathman
Science
Wildlife numbers plummet by 58% in 40 years – and it could signal a sixth mass extinction
By Victoria Woollaston-Webber
Science
3D-printed rhino horns will be 'ready in two years' – but could they make poaching worse?
By Katie Collins
Culture
Gorilla marketing? Harambe Live event promises to unite 'Harambe fans'
By Victoria Woollaston-Webber
Science
Monkeys have been trained to type the works of Shakespeare using only brain waves
By Matt Burgess