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cell biology

War of words: The language paradox explained

Life

War of words: The language paradox explained

If language evolved for communication, how come most people can't understand what most other people are saying?

Features

Captured: the moment photosynthesis changed the world

Earth

Captured: the moment photosynthesis changed the world

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Cigarette butts help urban birds ward off mites

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Cigarette butts help urban birds ward off mites

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Leech cocoon preserves 200-million-year-old fossil

Earth

Leech cocoon preserves 200-million-year-old fossil

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Giant tortoises bounce back in the Galapagos

Life

Giant tortoises bounce back in the Galapagos

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Weaver ants help flowers get the best pollinator

Life

Weaver ants help flowers get the best pollinator

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Tiny tug of war in cells underpins life

Life

Tiny tug of war in cells underpins life

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Humans

Tragic tears: Why we are the only animals that cry

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Environment

Battling nature in your backyard

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DNA imaged with electron microscope for the first time

Life

DNA imaged with electron microscope for the first time

The famous twists of DNA's double helix have been seen with the aid of an electron microscope and a silicon bed of nails

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Life

Conducting the fiddlers: Robotic crab claws

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Life

Lake life survives in total isolation for 3000 years

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Life

Zoologger: The beetle with a handle on its back

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Life

Ray of light in the right location boosts motivation

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