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biology

shoal of silver fish against a green and blue background

Life

Fish eat bits of plastic because they think they smell good

Hungry fish are gulping down mouthfuls of plastic, perhaps because it smells like their favourite foods

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Goldfish go months without oxygen by making alcohol inside cells

Life

Goldfish go months without oxygen by making alcohol inside cells

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Fighting to breathe in the face of Canada’s wildfire emergency

Earth

Fighting to breathe in the face of Canada’s wildfire emergency

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a group of rhesus monkeys

Life

Primate brains react differently to faces of friends and VIPs

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Turtle-headed sea snake

Earth

Sea snakes are turning black in response to industrial pollution

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CRISPR-edited embryos

Health

This is why the first CRISPR baby won't be born in the US

Comment

petri dish

Life

'Three parent' technique must not be marketed in US, says FDA

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face

Humans

The enigma of the face in forming first impressions

Culture

face artwork

Health

Chemical controllers: How hormones influence your body and mind

Features

Penguin tail feathers reveal secrets of where they swim for food

Life

Penguin tail feathers reveal secrets of where they swim for food

Conservationists need to track penguin populations, but tagging hundreds of birds is impractical. A technique borrowed from forensics offers a solution

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Humans

Memo to all tech bros: Sexism, not biology, holds women back

Comment

Life

Genetically engineered salmon goes on sale for the first time

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Life

Viking hordes dined on frozen Norwegian cod shipped to Germany

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Life

Parasitic worm eggs may soon be legally sold as food in Germany

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