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marine biology

First evidence that gorillas pass on traditions

Life

First evidence that gorillas pass on traditions

The formidable apes seem to transmit knowledge within social groups, just like chimps and orang-utans

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Zoologger: Flashmob gathering of world's largest fish

Life

Zoologger: Flashmob gathering of world's largest fish

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The limits of knowledge: Things we'll never understand

Life

The limits of knowledge: Things we'll never understand

Features

World's largest freshwater fish gets life extension

Earth

World's largest freshwater fish gets life extension

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Unnatural selection: The race against climate change

Earth

Unnatural selection: The race against climate change

Features

Telomere Nobelist: Selling a 'biological age' test

Life

Telomere Nobelist: Selling a 'biological age' test

Opinion

Bees' royal jelly secret revealed

Life

Bees' royal jelly secret revealed

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Zoologger: Sea anemones spawn mixed-up kids

Life

Zoologger: Sea anemones spawn mixed-up kids

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Life

Hear my chewin': how jawbones evolved into ear bones

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Genes from algae allow blind mice to see

Health

Genes from algae allow blind mice to see

Blind people could one day have their sight restored thanks to a treatment that borrows a gene from an unlikely source – algae – and installs it into the retina

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Life

Polar animals' antifreeze has a spiky secret

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Field Notes: Weaver birds may hold secret of ageing

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Earth

Shipping noise pulps organs of squid and octopuses

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Earth

Pragmatic mares abort to avoid stallion sabotage

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