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cell biology

Group of pilot whales

Life

Pilot whales babysit each other’s young while swimming in groups

Many calves spend time swimming beside adult companions other than their mothers. Perhaps they are brushing up on their social skills

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80,000 reindeer have starved to death as Arctic sea ice retreats

Earth

80,000 reindeer have starved to death as Arctic sea ice retreats

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Watch cockatoo genius chew out a tool from a piece of cardboard

Life

Watch cockatoo genius chew out a tool from a piece of cardboard

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How our brains recall celebrities is mirrored by search engines

Health

How our brains recall celebrities is mirrored by search engines

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My biology made me do it? Why some voters may embrace the right

Humans

My biology made me do it? Why some voters may embrace the right

Comment

Bunnies eat toxic leaves to conquer Australia’s snowy peaks

Life

Bunnies eat toxic leaves to conquer Australia’s snowy peaks

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Giggling rats reveal the most ticklish part of our brains

Life

Giggling rats reveal the most ticklish part of our brains

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Using egg leftovers could double the number collected in IVF

Health

Using egg leftovers could double the number collected in IVF

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Seabird

Life

The sweet scent of plastic lures seabirds to a dangerous snack

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A close-up of a completed oral sex prosthetic retainer

Technology

Sex and dentistry: I made a fellatio prosthetic for my mouth

Dentist-turned-artist Kuang-Yi Ku wants to change the way we think about medicine – and our mouths – with custom sex prosthetics. Frank Swain tried it out

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Life

Ebola rapidly evolves to be more transmissible and deadlier

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Life

Pasta spirals link neutron stars and the machinery of your cells

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Life

Bees collect honeydew from bugs before spring blossoms arrive

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Life

Desert lizard can sip water from sand through its feet and back

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