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marine biology

Kelp surveys on England's south coast monitor a key climate defence

Environment

Kelp surveys on England's south coast monitor a key climate defence

Take a trip aboard a research vessel surveying kelp along England's south coast to see if these plants, crucial for locking up carbon and increasing biodiversity, can recover after a trawler fishing ban went into effect in the area

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Richard Lewontin

Humans

Richard Lewontin: Pioneering evolutionary biologist dies aged 92

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Complex social lives of orcas revealed by drone observations

Life

Complex social lives of orcas revealed by drone observations

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Female seahorses cheat on their mate when they can no longer smell him

Life

Female seahorses cheat on their mate when they can no longer smell him

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The deep sea hosts twice as many shapes of fish as shallow waters

Life

The deep sea hosts twice as many shapes of fish as shallow waters

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barnacles

Technology

Underwater glue made from silk can cling to surfaces like a barnacle

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Rare video of giant squid reveals it stalks jellyfish in deep water

Life

Rare video of giant squid reveals it stalks jellyfish in deep water

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Fossil shows a shark eating a proto-squid as it ate a crustacean

Life

Fossil shows a shark eating a proto-squid as it ate a crustacean

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octopus

Question

How many hearts does an octopus have?

synthetic cells

Life

Artificial life made in lab can grow and divide like natural bacteria

Synthetic cells designed in 2016 have been modified through the addition of seven genes so they can grow and divide just like natural bacterial cells

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Life

Octopuses may be able to dream and change colour when sleeping

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Life

Plant gene has naturally crossed into insects – and helps them feed

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Environment

Sea turtles, sharks and king penguins swim in mysterious circles

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Definition

Molecular farming

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