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Old schooled: You never stop learning like a child

Life

Old schooled: You never stop learning like a child

The adult brain is far more malleable that we thought, and so learning can be child's play if you know how. By David Robson

Features

Blue-eyed tiger cub is conservation's cry for help

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Blue-eyed tiger cub is conservation's cry for help

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Early weaning suggests Neanderthals matured faster

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Carefree leopard makes screen debut

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Carefree leopard makes screen debut

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Suicidal behaviour is a disease, psychiatrists argue

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Suicidal behaviour is a disease, psychiatrists argue

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Hunting pack of bacteria paints a tangled skein

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Hunting pack of bacteria paints a tangled skein

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Dinosaur dads may not have looked after the kids

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Dinosaur dads may not have looked after the kids

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Did tectonic rift push apes and monkeys apart?

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Did tectonic rift push apes and monkeys apart?

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Tracing the roots of human morality in animals

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Tracing the roots of human morality in animals

Books & Arts

Canadian mine may host 2.6-billion-year-old ecosystem

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Canadian mine may host 2.6-billion-year-old ecosystem

Water circulating through rock fractures deep underground has been isolated from the rest of the planet for billions of years – does it harbour ancient life?

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Last Word

Back to the past

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New Red List to focus on ecosystems rather than species

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Environment

World's fish are migrating to escape global warming

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Life

Synthetic spider venom makes a kinder, safer antidote

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