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cell biology

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Humans

Meet our hybrid ancestors who kept extinct humans' DNA alive

Neanderthals, Denisovans and other extinct humans live on inside our cells – but what was life like for the hybrid humans who carried their genes?

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solar system

Earth

How two tiny dots defy the history of life and the solar system

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orchid cuckoo bee

Life

Insects reveal an alien beauty in huge extreme close-up photos

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Looks like mud pile on some mud, with a couple of tiny spiders quite far away. It's the Arctic sea floor, so not that exciting I guess

Life

New Arctic life on barren seabed thrives on methane jets

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Frontal view of shark's head in dim conditions with teeth lit

Life

Mysterious deep-sea sharks biting chunks out of migrating whales

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bodyclock artwork

Health

In sync: How to take control of your many body clocks

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starfish

Life

Hitchin' a ride: Brittle star gets a lift on larger starfish

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Woman being sick in the toilet

Life

Extreme morning sickness? You’re less likely to have a boy

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Bawean warty pig may be world's rarest pig, with only 230 around

Life

Bawean warty pig may be world's rarest pig, with only 230 around

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Cloud atlas uses satellite data to predict where species live

Earth

Cloud atlas uses satellite data to predict where species live

Fifteen years of global cloud data can predict the underlying habitats and species that live in them more accurately than any method to date

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Space

Feedback: Poppers burn a hole in the UK's blanket drugs ban

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Life

Human versus pig: Can we outwit the hog hordes?

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Life

Giving mosquitoes chemical weapons helps keep them under control

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Life

Eyeless cave shrimp senses light and can live frozen in ice

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