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biology

Planting trees could mop up ten years’ worth of greenhouse gases

Earth

Planting trees could mop up ten years’ worth of greenhouse gases

The planet is still warming inexorably, with 2017 set to be one of the three hottest years on record, but a major programme of tree-planting could help cool the world

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Dinosaur mass-extinction let mammals come out in the day

Life

Dinosaur mass-extinction let mammals come out in the day

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A person with ME lying on the floor with a biohazard sticker on her. A green banner behind with ME Blood written on it.

Health

Blood cells in chronic fatigue syndrome are drained of energy

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The latest science reads remind us why we really do need experts

Earth

The latest science reads remind us why we really do need experts

Culture

cats

Life

Inside the strange world of the Museum of Ordinary Animals

Culture

Freeloading mites are squatting on spider webs and stealing food

Life

Freeloading mites are squatting on spider webs and stealing food

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RNA

Humans

The very first living thing is still alive inside each one of us

Features

Bird of prey

Life

People who illegally kill birds of prey are getting away with it

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A legal trade in rhino horn could be twice as big as illegal one

Life

A legal trade in rhino horn could be twice as big as illegal one

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Kitchen counter bio-lab lets you make edible gloop from cells

Life

Kitchen counter bio-lab lets you make edible gloop from cells

A coffee machine pod-like system can synthesise food from packaged pods of plant cells. The system could let us make our own jam from weird and exotic plants

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Life

Female birds that used to be silent are now singing like males

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Life

How a tiny shrimp fires a savage shock wave using just its claw

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Life

Mussel-inspired plastic could make self-repairing body armour

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Life

Oysters can ‘hear’ the ocean even though they don’t have ears

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