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cell biology

Oysters

Life

Oysters can ‘hear’ the ocean even though they don’t have ears

These seemingly oblivious shellfish are highly sensitive to sounds, which could help them monitor incoming tides, hear thunder and spot approaching predators

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What the controversial ‘human’ teeth fossils really tell us

Humans

What the controversial ‘human’ teeth fossils really tell us

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Geese-like birds seem to have survived the dinosaur extinction

Life

Geese-like birds seem to have survived the dinosaur extinction

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A tui singing in a tree

Life

Songbird gets angry when its rivals are brilliant at singing

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Dogs really can smell your fear, and then they get scared too

Life

Dogs really can smell your fear, and then they get scared too

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Destinies

Life

Is evolution about chance or fate? Well, it depends

Culture

Koltsov

Life

The bourgeois biologist who sparked Russia's genetics revolution

Features

Beetle

Life

Museum safari: The myriad unknown species lost in dusty drawers

Features

bioinformation

Technology

Too much information? The data-driven future of health

Culture

Natural history books that look inside the minds of animals

Life

Natural history books that look inside the minds of animals

Who says the thoughts and perceptions of animals are closed to us? Adrian Barnett finds out what it is like to be a...

Culture

Life

Blind cave fish lost eyes by unexpected evolutionary process

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Life

Perfectly preserved fossil salamander even has last meal in gut

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Technology

The dearth of women in tech is nothing to do with testosterone

Comment

Life

Evolution’s rules mean life on Earth isn’t that varied after all

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