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Robotic plant learns to grow like the real thing

Technology

Robotic plant learns to grow like the real thing

A new system mimics the behaviour of roots and could help create robots that can adapt to many different facets of their environment

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Forget doggy paddle - apes prefer breaststroke

Life

Forget doggy paddle - apes prefer breaststroke

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Ability to perceive minds of others emerges in robot

Technology

Ability to perceive minds of others emerges in robot

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Health

Whose stem cells are they anyway?

Opinion

Sense of smell has a genetic flavour

Life

Sense of smell has a genetic flavour

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Beautiful British bat is one in just 1000

Earth

Beautiful British bat is one in just 1000

Regulars

Zoologger: Quail whip up a lovely sperm meringue

Life

Zoologger: Quail whip up a lovely sperm meringue

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Arabian flights: Early humans diverged in 150 years

Life

Arabian flights: Early humans diverged in 150 years

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Heart, heal thyself! No problem, says the zebrafish

Life

Heart, heal thyself! No problem, says the zebrafish

Regulars

Zoologger: The pint-sized sabre-toothed opossum

Life

Zoologger: The pint-sized sabre-toothed opossum

Cats with formidable canines roamed the Earth 11,000 years ago, but exactly how they used their teeth is a mystery. Could a small marsupial offer clues?

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Life

DNA fails to take off

CultureLab

Life

'Parasitism is the most popular lifestyle on Earth'

Opinion

Health

Men's sperm quality decreases at age 35

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Health

New thinking means new hope on depression

Opinion

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