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Boa constrictor swallows strangled monkey

Life

Boa constrictor swallows strangled monkey

Say goodbye to a howler monkey as it disappears into the boa constrictor that has just killed it – the first time anyone has documented such an attack

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Mini human 'brains' grown in lab for first time

Life

Mini human 'brains' grown in lab for first time

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Meet the man writing a language to program life

Life

Meet the man writing a language to program life

Opinion

The third factor: Beyond nature and nurture

Life

The third factor: Beyond nature and nurture

Features

The knockout enigma: How your mechanical brain works

Life

The knockout enigma: How your mechanical brain works

Features

Separating neuromyths from science in education

Life

Separating neuromyths from science in education

Comment

Whoa! How to rein in the US's wild horses

Earth

Whoa! How to rein in the US's wild horses

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Surf's up for pack of hunting sharks

Life

Surf's up for pack of hunting sharks

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Life

Can it be ethical to implant false memories?

Opinion

Exploring our love/hate relationship with Gaia

Earth

Exploring our love/hate relationship with Gaia

Why did the public love James Lovelock's Gaia theory so much while scientists hated it? The Gaia Hypothesis by Michael Ruse gets to the heart of the question

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Life

I could have sworn… Why you can't trust your memory

Opinion

Life

Gene clues may explain why Brandt's bat lives so long

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Life

Birds are aware of speed limits on roads

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