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Philosopher Jonah Branding’s “decision tree” explores a new road map for identifying consciousness in living things.

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Rats that lived in social groups throughout their lives retained youthful memory and mental flexibility well into old age, according to new research.

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Explore the strange animal behaviors science can’t fully explain in this roundup of nature’s enduring mysteries.