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Better understanding the genetic variants associated with dyslexia could lead to a test that assesses whether a child is predisposed to have it

An analysis of the songs of male and female European robins adds to growing evidence that both sexes of songbirds are talented singers

The prehistoric reptile's skin may have been preserved by scavengers, research suggests

An exceptionally well-preserved duck-billed hadrosaur found in North Dakota hints that dinosaur mummies may be more common than we think

Captive macaques with a higher social rank tend to get more overweight, even though they don’t appear to consume more calories

In mock-ups of the female reproductive tract, bull sperm cluster in groups of two to four, which seems to help them swim upstream

Machine learning software can identify individual pigs based on their facial features with high accuracy, which could help farmers give animals individualised food and veterinary care

Ancient dung hints that 12,000 years ago, a population of hunter-gatherers in what is now Syria kept animals like sheep or gazelles around – probably for food

A zinc battery made using a compound from crab shells can be recharged at least 1000 times and can biodegrade or be recycled at the end of its life

The first 3D reconstruction of a huge, ancient shark called megalodon suggests it was even bigger than previously thought