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biology

A cougar kitten with a mule deer in its mouth

Life

Talk radio puts pumas off their meals so they may kill more deer

The sound of people’s voices reduces pumas’ feeding time and makes them kill more deer, showing the wide-reaching effect of human activity

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World’s largest annual wildlife drowning boosts river ecosystem

Earth

World’s largest annual wildlife drowning boosts river ecosystem

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Wise elk learn to outsmart hunters and tell apart their weapons

Life

Wise elk learn to outsmart hunters and tell apart their weapons

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sculptures

Humans

A series of fortunate events: How our culture made us

Culture

Tanganyikan cichlid

Life

Fish recognise friends and foes through their unique faces

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Two-headed porpoise caught in fishing net is first ever found

Life

Two-headed porpoise caught in fishing net is first ever found

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Migrating wildebeest

Life

‘Devil weeds’ threaten wildebeest migrations in Serengeti

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Artificial coralline algae in reef

Life

Rubber algae help create first artificial reef in Mediterranean

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Bacteria release aphrodisiacs that put others in mood for sex

Life

Bacteria release aphrodisiacs that put others in mood for sex

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Giant bumphead parrotfish begin mating in their hundreds

Life

Giant bumphead parrotfish begin mating in their hundreds

The metre-long fish, which live on tropical reefs, usually mate in pairs. An uptick in their numbers around Palau may explain why they have begun mass mating

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Life

The strange Cook pine trees that always lean towards the equator

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Life

Extinct species of Galapagos giant tortoise may be resurrected

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Life

Ticks use sticky pads on their feet to cling on to our skin

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Life

Brain switch in voles makes them fall in love at first sight

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