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cell biology

bumblebee

Life

Bees' very hairy tongues help them mop up different types of nectar

Bumblebees mop up nectar as easily whether it’s thick or runny, because of the way hairs on their tongue can trap the liquid

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whale shark

Life

Endangered whale sharks strain fish out of the water using huge mouths

Regulars

jelly-like substance

Life

Early life on Earth may have existed as miniature droplets of jelly

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Why I’m growing bits of human intestine in a dish in the lab

Health

Why I’m growing bits of human intestine in a dish in the lab

Regulars

Evolution of the eye

Definition

Evolution of the eye

Why do we have sex?

Definition

Why do we have sex?

How did complex life evolve?

Definition

How did complex life evolve?

Great white shark

Life

The secrets of how sharks survived so many of Earth's mass extinctions

Features

Weird whale may be a hybrid of a narwhal mother and beluga father

Life

Weird whale may be a hybrid of a narwhal mother and beluga father

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brain

Mind

Our astonishing brain is hard to figure out – and that's fantastic

It can seem a Herculean task to establish even basic facts about the human brain, but without its mind-boggling complexity we wouldn't be nearly as amazing

Leader

Definition

Endolysins

Mind

Explaining consciousness and the other biggest mysteries of your brain

Features

Definition

What is a species?

Question

How did life begin?

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