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Life

Our earliest vertebrate ancestors may have had four eyes

Extraordinary fossils of 518-million-year-old jawless fish, among the earliest known vertebrates, appear to show that these animals had two pairs of eyes

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Life

Bird retinas work without oxygen, and now scientists know how

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Bubble feeding trick spreads through humpback whale social groups

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Life

Why a tool-using cow could change how we see farm animals

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How fear drastically shapes ecosystems: Best ideas of the century

Environment

How fear drastically shapes ecosystems: Best ideas of the century

Features

Why non-human culture should change how we see nature

Life

Why non-human culture should change how we see nature

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Life

T. rex took 40 years to become fully grown

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Life

6 incredible new dinosaurs we discovered in 2025

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A person wearing a generic great white shark inflatable costume goes paddleboarding in the harbor. A funny playful twist on shark and human interaction.

Humans

Why do we feel the need to humanise everything, from dogs to cars?

Culture

Life

A spectacular showcase of animal pictures from 2025

Our visual highlights from the animal world this year include a mouse caring for its companion, dolphins communicating in an unexpected way and a colossal squid caught on camera for the first time

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Mind

Test your brain on these mind-bending scientific riddles

Features

Life

Dinosaurs like Diplodocus may have been as colourful as birds

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Environment

The surprising longevity lessons from the world’s oldest animal

Features

Life

Images reveal the astonishing complexity of the microscopic world

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