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Psychopaths are more likely to have larger forebrain region, study finds

Findings add support to perspective that brains of some violent offenders may not be developing normally throughout childhood and adolescence

Fruit flies prioritise mating over survival, new study suggests

Researchers have found that found that fruit flies continue to engage in courtship and mating, regardless of infection.

Seasonal H1N1 virus ‘may have descended from Spanish flu strain’

The findings are based on the analysis of samples collected in Europe during the 1918 pandemic.

Endangered whale sharks face significant threat from shipping – study

Whale shark numbers have been falling in recent years across many locations, but it has not been clear why.

Certain bats deter predators by buzzing like hornets, study suggests

After being captured by an owl, the greater mouse-eared bat might fool an owl into thinking it is a stinging insect for just long enough to escape.

Study finds tiny channels in skull that could play ‘vital role’ in brain immunity

Findings could lead to new strategies to treat meningitis, say scientists

Scientists find ‘master gene’ to regrow lost ear hair cells for restoring hearing in mice

Death of outer hair cells made by ear’s cochlea is most often cause of hearing loss, scientists say

Scientists studying flirting claim to have learned what men and women want

Women want someone who is funny and generous, while men prefer someone who appears sexually available and laughs at their jokes, researchers say

Honeybees first non-human animals that can differentiate between even and odd numbers, study finds

Scientists call for further testing of odd-even categorisation in wider variety of animals

Pig heart transplanted into dying man in breakthrough operation was infected with virus, report says

Scientists say there is ‘definite concern’ of porcine pathogens causing disease during such transplantation

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