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Kelp wanted: Pioneering the seaweed farm of the future

Earth

Kelp wanted: Pioneering the seaweed farm of the future

Seaweed from vast underwater farms could fill our tanks with biofuel, clean up pollution and even harvest uranium. Meet the vanguard of the marine revolution

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Life

Spark of life revisited thanks to electric bacteria

Leader

Meet the electric life forms that live on pure energy

Life

Meet the electric life forms that live on pure energy

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Amphibians' swim stroke has lasted 270 million years

Life

Amphibians' swim stroke has lasted 270 million years

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World's most endangered seal seen wrestling octopus

Life

World's most endangered seal seen wrestling octopus

Regulars

Famine puts next two generations at risk of obesity

Health

Famine puts next two generations at risk of obesity

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Animal tests rise in Britain despite government pledge

Life

Animal tests rise in Britain despite government pledge

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A field of wheat

Health

Should you eat wheat? The great gluten debate

Features

Killer frog fungus could be its own nemesis

Life

Killer frog fungus could be its own nemesis

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Time for some grains of truth about wheat and gluten

Health

Time for some grains of truth about wheat and gluten

The current epidemic of gluten intolerance says more about our psychology than our physiology

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Life

Evolution of placentas upended fish sexual politics

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Health

Skin's ability to 'smell' seems to help it heal itself

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Life

Sex, health, muscle, sport: Testosterone myths busted

Features

Life

Frisky flower uses bellows to blast pollen at birds

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