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biology

Two whales swimming along, one of them has left a plume of faeces behind it

Life

Whales’ dung is the real reason we need to stop hunting them

Growing evidence that whales boost fish numbers and play a crucial environmental role will take centre stage at a major whaling summit taking place this week

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Worms seen farming plants to be eaten later for the first time

Life

Worms seen farming plants to be eaten later for the first time

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Spiders can hear you walking and talking from across the room

Life

Spiders can hear you walking and talking from across the room

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Camouflaged frogfish

Earth

Frogfish turns itself white to blend in with bleached corals

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deformed dolphin with whale

Life

Animal heroes that save other species: Five amazing stories

Features

A zebra

Life

What do our natural laws really say about the world?

Culture

New Scientist Default Image

Life

Snake fools attackers by changing its eyes to look like a viper

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A man sipping a glass of water

Health

How much water should you drink a day? Your throat will tell you

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Chimps, bonobos and orangutans grasp how others view the world

Life

Chimps, bonobos and orangutans grasp how others view the world

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Flower hijacks the fragrance of attacked bees to imprison flies

Life

Flower hijacks the fragrance of attacked bees to imprison flies

The plant attracts pollinating flies to a temporary prison by mimicking the odour of their favourite food: bits of dead honeybees killed by spiders

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Life

Required: A moral vision for gene editing

Culture

Life

Weird orange crocodiles found gorging on bats in Gabon’s caves

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Life

Don’t worry, bee happy: Bees found to have emotions and moods

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Life

Sound blasts could keep whales away from wind farm construction

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