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Frisky flower uses bellows to blast pollen at birds

Life

Frisky flower uses bellows to blast pollen at birds

A group of South American plants has evolved bulbous organs in their flowers that spray pollen at pollinating birds because birds eat the male flower parts whole

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How to kill knotweed: Let slip the bugs of war

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How to kill knotweed: Let slip the bugs of war

Features

Man up: Is testosterone an elixir of youth?

Health

Man up: Is testosterone an elixir of youth?

Features

The common crane and its violin cry

Life

The common crane and its violin cry

Regulars

A vampire mite injected this bee with a deadly virus

Life

A vampire mite injected this bee with a deadly virus

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The wonder food you've probably never heard of

Earth

The wonder food you've probably never heard of

Features

Ebola outbreak in West Africa is deadliest ever

Health

Ebola outbreak in West Africa is deadliest ever

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Tumbling weeds: The rolling invasion of the US

Earth

Tumbling weeds: The rolling invasion of the US

Regulars

Meaty puzzle: Did TB evolve to boost hungry brains?

Life

Meaty puzzle: Did TB evolve to boost hungry brains?

A meat diet fuelled the development of our big brain, but what happened when it ran short? We fostered a dangerous ally, say Adrian Williams and Robin Dunbar

Opinion

Earth

New European rules on biotech crops please no one

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Earth

Heroic and humble quests for overlooked animals

CultureLab

Life

Weird organisms emerge from the deep, dark biosphere

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Life

Me and my microbiome: Rethink bacteria to save lives

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