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biology

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Life

Toads on tropical islands are rapidly shrinking as they evolve

Toads that were introduced to two tropical islands in the 1920s are now a third smaller than their mainland peers, possibly a sign of remarkably rapid evolution

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Rare bigfin squid found in Australian waters for the first time

Life

Rare bigfin squid found in Australian waters for the first time

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Eomonachus belegaerensis

Life

Giant seal fossil found in New Zealand hints they evolved in the south

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Sperm whales

Environment

Most whales and sea turtles seem to have plastic in their bodies

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great barrier reef

Environment

Biobank to house 800 coral species so we can restore reefs in future

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Tiny algae can photosynthesise and grow in the dark beneath Arctic ice

Environment

Tiny algae can photosynthesise and grow in the dark beneath Arctic ice

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Netflix

Life

My Octopus Teacher review: The strange lives of cephalopods up close

Culture

Watch cells sniff their way around the maze from Hampton Court Palace

Life

Watch cells sniff their way around the maze from Hampton Court Palace

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tardigrade

Life

Secret to tardigrades' toughness revealed by supercomputer simulation

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cells being levitated

Health

Magnetic levitation can be used to separate the living from the dead

A form of magnetic levitation can separate living and dead cells, which could help in everything from drug discovery to tissue engineering

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Definition

Blood

Definition

Natural selection

Definition

What is RNA?

Video

Bill Bryson on the miraculous human body

Video

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