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Hungry crabs snacking on mangrove seeds may foil reforestation

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Hungry crabs snacking on mangrove seeds may foil reforestation

Mangrove swamps are disappearing and attempts to replant them keep failing. It seems that crabs munching on the mangrove seeds could be to blame

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Zoologger: The fish that can vanish in 2 seconds flat

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Zoologger: The fish that can vanish in 2 seconds flat

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Team of hyenas works together to steal fresh carcass from lions

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Team of hyenas works together to steal fresh carcass from lions

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Self-confidence school: Can you really fake it to make it?

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Self-confidence school: Can you really fake it to make it?

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Get stuffed: Super-filling food satisfies your hunger for longer

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Get stuffed: Super-filling food satisfies your hunger for longer

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<i>Spirals in Time</i>: Uncover the secrets in seashells

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Spirals in Time: Uncover the secrets in seashells

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Hawkmoths slow down their brains so they can hit a moving target

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Hawkmoths slow down their brains so they can hit a moving target

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Surgeon proposes human head transplant operation as soon as 2017

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Surgeon proposes human head transplant operation as soon as 2017

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DNA is life's blueprint? No, there's far more to it than that

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DNA is life's blueprint? No, there's far more to it than that

Much of we thought we knew about the genome is proving too simplistic, show The Deeper Genome and The Developing Genome. New metaphors, anyone?

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The Soul of an Octopus: Getting to know an intelligent mollusc

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What is making mysterious fairy circles appear in the desert?

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Trail-blazing ants show hints of metacognition when seeking food

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Smart probiotics: Wiring friendly bacteria to take out disease

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