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Snakes have been seen doing somersaults when they’re scared

Researchers filmed a dwarf reed snake doing an armless cartwheel to escape from danger by repeatedly launching its body forward in a coil

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An African bush elephant in Amboseli National Park, Kenya

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Wild African elephants may have domesticated themselves

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Fetal lung tissue

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The ageing of cells may be due to errors that harm protein production

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Nanosyringes could inject drugs into specific cells in our bodies

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How hagfish slime gets its incredible clogging ability

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City life may help Darwin's finches survive bloodsucking flies

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Beetle daisy (Gorteria diffusa), Springbok, Namaqualand, South Africa - Image ID: C119J6 (RF)

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How daisies make deceptive petals that look like female flies

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The slime mould Dictyostelium discoideum is used to study the origins of multicellularity

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How did multicellular life evolve? Algae and yeast give some hints

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Killer whales off San Juan Islands

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Orcas in the North Pacific may be dying out due to inbreeding

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Dusky gregory farmerfish Stegastes nigricans

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Algae-farming fish help coral reefs bounce back from bleaching events

The presence of territorial farmerfish that look after algae gardens seems to help branching corals recover after heat stress has bleached them, but we aren't sure why

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Bird flu cases are expected to surge as birds migrate in coming weeks

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Orca seen foster parenting a pilot whale calf for first time

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Mice have been born from eggs derived from male cells

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Restoring the brain’s mitochondria could slow ageing and end dementia

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