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biology

Beetles escape alive after almost 2 hours in a toad’s stomach

Life

Beetles escape alive after almost 2 hours in a toad’s stomach

Bombardier beetles sometimes get eaten by toads, but they can squirt hot, toxic jets of liquid from their backsides so the toads often vomit them right back up

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Ancient rock art rewrites the natural history of Arabia

Earth

Ancient rock art rewrites the natural history of Arabia

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Rare wooden tools show that Neanderthals got creative with fire

Humans

Rare wooden tools show that Neanderthals got creative with fire

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Tropical plants are blooming as they gorge on our pollution

Earth

Tropical plants are blooming as they gorge on our pollution

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Shark's open mouth

Life

Shark-free world? That's a wish that would come back to bite us

Comment

Polar bears waste lots of their energy and it could be a problem

Earth

Polar bears waste lots of their energy and it could be a problem

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Wikie a killer whale, swims with her calf in Marineland aquatic park

Life

‘Speaking’ orca is further proof they shouldn’t be kept captive

Analysis

Young 'dinosauromorphs' may have begged for food like baby birds

Life

Young 'dinosauromorphs' may have begged for food like baby birds

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Chimps are now dying of the common cold and they are all at risk

Earth

Chimps are now dying of the common cold and they are all at risk

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pangolin

Life

Shy pangolin hides its face in Mozambique forest

They have been called the most hunted animal in the world, so perhaps you can’t blame this pangolin for not showing its face

Regulars

Earth

Cute cats the size of kittens are seeing their homes destroyed

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Health

Swollen eye is setback for blindness treatment using stem cells

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Earth

A capsized oil tanker is releasing invisible toxins into the sea

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Life

How besieged ants decide when it’s time to abandon their nests

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