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biology

UK is failing to protect its marine areas

Earth

UK does more to protect marine areas overseas than at home

The government is failing to designate marine protected areas off its coast as promised, says a parliamentary report

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A white strand of a hair-like bacterium

Life

Weird, hairy microbes discovered on volcano soon after eruption

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Naked mole rat

Life

The incredible naked mole rat can survive with hardly any oxygen

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Marine life is rubbish... at least in these pictures

Earth

Marine life is rubbish... at least in these pictures

Regulars

Robin on a nest

Life

Male robins can guess and satisfy their partner’s food cravings

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A stuffed thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger

Life

Odds that Tasmanian tigers are still alive are 1 in 1.6 trillion

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First living example of giant ancient mollusc found in the wild

Life

First living example of giant ancient mollusc found in the wild

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The bright lights of big cities help blackbirds thrive

Life

The bright lights of big cities help blackbirds thrive

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Sea urchin emits a cloud of venomous jaws to deter predators

Life

Sea urchin emits a cloud of venomous jaws to deter predators

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Gene editing opens doors to seedless fruit with no need for bees

Life

Gene editing opens doors to seedless fruit with no need for bees

Gene-edited seedless tomatoes don’t need pollinating to produce fruit – which could come in useful at a time when bees are on the decline

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Earth

It’s not too late to save Great Barrier Reef from politicians

Analysis

Life

Why the "bisexuality hormone" study is not as simple as it seems

Analysis

Earth

Life could exist up to 10 kilometres beneath the sea floor

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Life

Sabre-toothed tigers in ice-age Los Angeles had bad back trouble

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