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Polish 'vampire' burials weren't just for outsiders

Polish 'vampire' burials weren't just for outsiders

Six individuals in 19th century Poland believed to be at risk of becoming vampires weren't mysterious outsiders - they were locals singled out for another reason

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Lassie text home: Pooches get technological

Technology

Lassie text home: Pooches get technological

Features

Random no more: Evolution isn't down to chance alone

Life

Random no more: Evolution isn't down to chance alone

CultureLab

Dog head-turning shows they do understand what you say

Life

Dog head-turning shows they do understand what you say

Analysis

Wildlife trafficking is rife online in many countries

Life

Wildlife trafficking is rife online in many countries

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Calorie-burning fat boosted by Chinese medicine plant

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Total white out: Snowshoe hares vs global warming

Earth

Total white out: Snowshoe hares vs global warming

Features

Magic shoes: How to hear yourself instantly happy

Life

Magic shoes: How to hear yourself instantly happy

Features

Radar net protects tigers and keeps them neighbourly

Life

Radar net protects tigers and keeps them neighbourly

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Hermit style: Meet the sea's most decorated animal

Life

Hermit style: Meet the sea's most decorated animal

Hermit crabs upcycle shells from dead molluscs, hangers-on and all. This one is part of a huge collection of photos of invertebrates from the Pacific Ocean

Regulars

Earth

Tagged fish make an easy meal for eavesdropping seals

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Life

Gay gene discovery has good and bad implications

Leader

Earth

Dawn of farming sparked speed-evolution in weeds

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Life

Cells act like old tape recorders to monitor health

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