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cell biology

Male harbour seals use complex vocalisations to try to attract females

Life

Male harbour seals may learn vocalisations years before they need them

Male harbour seals use vocalisations to woo females and they appear to learn these songs years before they need them

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The unique promise of 'biological computers' made from living things

Technology

The unique promise of 'biological computers' made from living things

Features

Life

Whale shark seen bottom feeding for the first time

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Life

5000 species not known elsewhere live in area set for deep-sea mining

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A coyote stands in the middle of a section of dirt road. Paved road, a blue house, a rubbish bin, and stop signs are out of focus in the background.

Life

Wolves are scaring smaller predators into deadly conflict with humans

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Life

Why the origins of life remain a mystery – and how we will crack it

Features

The Age of Cats review: How our furry friends evolved, and what’s next

Comment

The Age of Cats review: How our furry friends evolved, and what’s next

Culture

Carnivorous plants use a sneaky trick for luring different bugs to eat

Life

Carnivorous plants use a sneaky trick for luring different bugs to eat

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Plankton are organisms drifting in oceans and seas. Zooplankton.

Environment

Geoengineering the seas could be catastrophic for marine life

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Rubbish pulled from the great Pacific garbage patch

Environment

Great Pacific Garbage Patch hosts stable community of coastal animals

Arthropods and molluscs dwelling on plastic and other rubbish in the middle of the Pacific Ocean seem to be part of a new type of ecological community inadvertently created by humans

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Life

Seahorses have a super strong gulp thanks to two spring-like tendons

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Life

Snakes have been seen doing somersaults when they’re scared

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Life

Wild African elephants may have domesticated themselves

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Health

The ageing of cells may be due to errors that harm protein production

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