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New book tells compelling tale of the fight to save the Siberian tiger

The battle to save the magnificent but endangered Amur tiger detailed in Jonathan Slaght's Tigers Between Empires is an inspiring look at what collaboration across borders can achieve, finds Adam Weymouth

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A global love letter to nature, Super Nature is an immersive exploration of our world today, filmed exclusively on the original home movie format, Super 8. Led by filmmaker Ed Sayers, we?re invited on a spellbinding journey of togetherness with our fellow dwellers on earth - human and non-human - as people embrace beauty, abundance and loss. Embracing all we have, and all we have to lose, Super Nature proposes a new way of seeing. Silver-washed Fritillary butterfly in close-up feeding from purple flowers, filmed on Super 8. PRESS ENQUIRIES: SOPHIA HAMMOND SOPHIA@MARGARETLONDON.COM Stills: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1cnSqOOSw-8zVKLFZCotrg9SzJ3XjOQd0

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Nature documentary shot on Super 8 film is ravishing and unpredictable

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We may finally know why birds sing at dawn

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Chemistry

Civet coffee: The real chemistry behind this bizarre luxury drink

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Gene-edited pigs resistant to swine fever could boost animal welfare

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Chris Packham and poodle

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Chris Packham: My dogs saved my life

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Dinosaur fossil rewrites the story of how sauropods got long necks

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Hui Yu photographed this imposing portrait of a tropical flat-faced longhorn beetle on a family photography trip to a tropical rainforest at Gunung Jerai in Malaysia. A light bulb in a mosquito net attracted local invertebrates during the night, and in the morning there were lots of them to look at. Hui Yu is keen on macro-photography and chose the most colourful animal to take a portrait of. 'It had a strange look, like an alien, but it wasn't angry. It sat still on the branch all the time,' she says. 'I want people to know that all creatures, even small ones, count. So don't destroy the forest.'

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Stunning images highlight fight to save Earth’s rich biodiversity

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Life

Would a ban on genetic engineering of wildlife hamper conservation?

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Evolution may explain why women live longer than men

In most mammals, females live longer than males, but in birds the trend goes the other way – a study of over 1000 species points to possible reasons for these differences

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'Funny' videos of stressed and frightened pets are no laughing matter

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Stunning amber deposits hold insects from the time of the dinosaurs

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Wild chimpanzees may get mildly intoxicated from alcoholic fruit

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Dramatic photos show bid to save the Javan slow loris

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