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Superdoodles: The science of scribbling

Life

Superdoodles: The science of scribbling

Far from being a distraction, doodling has an important purpose – and you can harness it

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Gut instincts: The secrets of your second brain

Life

Gut instincts: The secrets of your second brain

Features

The link between devaluing animals and discrimination

Life

The link between devaluing animals and discrimination

Opinion

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Life

Permian mass extinction triggered by humble microbe

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Life

Loneliest bug on Earth… has a friend

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Zebrafish made to grow pre-hands instead of fins

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Zebrafish made to grow pre-hands instead of fins

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The last march of the emperor penguins

Earth

The last march of the emperor penguins

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Looks like we've got allergies all wrong

Life

Looks like we've got allergies all wrong

Opinion

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Life

Hagfish slime could slink to the height of fashion

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Sweet scent doubles as repellent for flower eaters

Life

Sweet scent doubles as repellent for flower eaters

Petunias use scent molecules to deter would-be snackers as well as to attract pollinators

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Life

Kenyan elephant numbers plummet by 1000 in four years

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War of words: The language paradox explained

Features

Life

'Biology is a manufacturing capability'

Opinion

Life

Female lemurs avoid the wrong love in the dark

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