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biology

solar system

Earth

How two tiny dots defy the history of life and the solar system

Two specks of rock that formed when Earth was young suggest we've got to rethink everything from the story of the solar system to the origins of life

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orchid cuckoo bee

Life

Insects reveal an alien beauty in huge extreme close-up photos

Regulars

Looks like mud pile on some mud, with a couple of tiny spiders quite far away. It's the Arctic sea floor, so not that exciting I guess

Life

New Arctic life on barren seabed thrives on methane jets

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Frontal view of shark's head in dim conditions with teeth lit

Life

Mysterious deep-sea sharks biting chunks out of migrating whales

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bodyclock artwork

Health

In sync: How to take control of your many body clocks

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starfish

Life

Hitchin' a ride: Brittle star gets a lift on larger starfish

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Woman being sick in the toilet

Life

Extreme morning sickness? You’re less likely to have a boy

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Bawean warty pig may be world's rarest pig, with only 230 around

Life

Bawean warty pig may be world's rarest pig, with only 230 around

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Cloud atlas uses satellite data to predict where species live

Earth

Cloud atlas uses satellite data to predict where species live

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Big Ben poppers

Space

Feedback: Poppers burn a hole in the UK's blanket drugs ban

Plus quantum tape unravels, a knife for women, Neil deGrasse Tyson's painful tweets, airy promises from breathing guru, digital teeth, and more

Regulars

Life

Human versus pig: Can we outwit the hog hordes?

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Life

Giving mosquitoes chemical weapons helps keep them under control

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Life

Eyeless cave shrimp senses light and can live frozen in ice

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Life

Artificial cell designed in lab reveals genes essential to life

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