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biology

The different kinds of stickleback fish side by side

Life

Super-fast evolving fish splitting into two species in same lake

After just 150 years, stickleback fish in Switzerland have started to split into two different species, despite living in the same lake and interbreeding

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Three long-finned pilot whales underwater. They look mid-size, for a whale, and have stubby noses. Their fins do look quite long, and curvy

Life

Whale algorithm could unlock secrets of their many dialects

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squid releasing ink

Life

Squid filmed using their ink clouds as smokescreen to catch prey

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Glow-in-the-dark bacterial lights could illuminate shop windows

Life

Glow-in-the-dark bacterial lights could illuminate shop windows

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Wild gorillas compose happy songs that they hum during meals

Life

Wild gorillas compose happy songs that they hum during meals

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Cry

Life

The crying game: How tears can work for you

Features

Brian Langerhans

Life

Why I think genitals reveal the universe’s biological diversity

Opinion

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Health

Boost your mental muscle with 20 minutes of exercise

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Life

A crab, shrimp and fish leave their shared home doing the conga

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teardrops

Life

Crystallised tears form beautiful patterns unique as snowflakes

Maurice Mikkers makes his friends cry. Then, he lets the tears evaporate and photographs the unique, intricate patterns of crystallised salt they leave behind

Regulars

Life

Why Only Us: The language paradox

CultureLab

Life

Bonobos know when others are being treated unfairly – and react

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Life

Longest-ever period of coral bleaching to extend well into 2017

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Life

Green worms create a superorganism that becomes a giant seaweed

Regulars

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