Why the Latest Science Leads Us to a New Theory of Human Nature, by Jonathan Leaf (Bombardier, 320 pp., $21) Ever since Darwin, biologists have believed that much could be learned about human nature ...

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A hidden macro camera captured an extraordinary close-up of two damselflies engaged in a delicate mating formation on a ...

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Jimmy Hammonds, 62, was sentenced to nine months in federal prison for trafficking protected primates while on probation for the same offense ...

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A video of Sirocco the kākāpō attempting to mate with a human's head has been viewed millions of times – but he's since ...