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Termites are the 'fairies' behind weird desert rings

Life

Termites are the 'fairies' behind weird desert rings

Mysterious circles of lush grass surrounding barren sand in African deserts have bugged scientists for decades. It turns out they're cultivated by termites

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Master gene helps weeds defy all weedkillers

Earth

Master gene helps weeds defy all weedkillers

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Time to forget global tipping points

Earth

Time to forget global tipping points

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Zoologger: The chilly secret to monarch migration

Life

Zoologger: The chilly secret to monarch migration

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Wiping out top predators messes up the climate

Earth

Wiping out top predators messes up the climate

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Radical reforms might not save Europe's fish stocks

Earth

Radical reforms might not save Europe's fish stocks

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Dung beetles navigate using the Milky Way

Life

Dung beetles navigate using the Milky Way

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Zoologger: Supercool squirrels go into the deep freeze

Life

Zoologger: Supercool squirrels go into the deep freeze

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Environment

Netted Costa Rican birds pay small price for art

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David Attenborough

Life

David Attenborough: Animals are a source of infinite fascination

Veteran broadcaster David Attenborough explains why the natural world never ceases to intrigue

Opinion

Life

Did learning to fly give bats super-immunity?

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Earth

Fungal frog killer hops into crayfish

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Life

Kenyan elephant numbers plummet by 1000 in four years

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Life

Endangered primates caught in Congolese conflict

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