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Humans selectively bred canines to give them irresistible ‘puppy-dog eyes’, scientists say

Selective breeding may have given dogs the ability to form a suite of facial expressions

Ozone may be weakening one of Earth’s most important cooling mechanisms, study warns

Changes to ozone levels are responsible for almost a third of global warming we have seen in the past 70 years, researchers say

Two giant Galapagos tortoises bred in British zoo for first time – by 70 year-old father

Event marks first time a British zoo has managed to breed the endangered animals

Mammals bulking up instead of growing bigger brains helped them survive post dinosaur extinction, study says

Big brains may not always be better to invade new environments or survive extinctions, say scientists

T rex’s short arms may have lowered bite risk when they hunted and fed in packs, scientists suspect

Findings are based on new evidence suggesting some T rexes may have hunted in packs

New secrets of human genome unearthed after missing segments finally sequenced

Final 8% of the human genome has been mapped, providing scientists with an ‘entirely new understanding of how cells divide’ and opening up new genetic realms to explore

Scientists decode why Tonga volcanic eruption was so explosive

Vaporising seawater may have caused lava to fragment into microscopic ash particles

How do boa constrictors breathe while squeezing their prey?

It can take up to 45 minutes to constrict and ingest its food, so how exactly is a boa constrictor supposed to breathe during this? Sam Jones has the answer

How do we investigate when a robot causes an accident?

What happens when robots don’t do what we want them to, or worse, if they cause harm? Keri Grieman has the answers

Mobile phone users do not have increased risk of brain tumours, large-scale study shows

Research shows fears about the impact of mobiles on the brain, reignited following the launch of 5G, are unfounded

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