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An Aegean wall lizard resting on a rock

Lizards camouflage themselves by choosing rocks that best match the colour of their backs

25 Jan 2016

New research shows wild Aegean wall lizards found on Greek islands choose to sit on rocks that better match their individual colouring. This improves...

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Female (left) and male (right)

Love’s Labours: study shows male lizards risk becoming lunch for a bird in order to attract a mate

22 Sep 2015

New research shows male lizards are more likely than females to be attacked by predators because the bright colours they need to attract a mate also...

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A chimpanzee moving bipedally during the study.

One step for early hominins: Study reveals why our ancestors switched to bipedal power

20 Mar 2012

Our earliest ancestors may have started walking on two limbs instead of four in a bid to monopolise resources and to carry as much food as possible...

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