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marine biology

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Cryopreserved sea star larvae could enable vital species to recover

Sea star larvae have been stored at -200°C and thawed for the first time, a step towards restoring populations that have been ravaged by disease

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Cartoon-style illustration imagines two people in the small intestine, surrounded by microbes

Health

The surprisingly big impact the small intestine has on your health

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First evidence of ancient birds nesting above the Arctic circle

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First evidence of ancient birds nesting above the Arctic circle

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Alicella gigantea, the world's largest amphipod

Life

Supergiant crustaceans could live across half the deep-sea floor

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Capuchin monkeys are stealing howler monkey babies in weird fad

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Capuchin monkeys are stealing howler monkey babies in weird fad

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The birds upending our idea of shared parenting

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The birds upending our idea of shared parenting

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Health

Our cells can divide in a completely unexpected way

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Giant coral colony discovered in Red Sea tourism hotspot

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Dolphins are dying from toxic chemicals banned since the 1980s

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Cannibal spiders have strange trick to stop their siblings eating them

Life

Cannibal spiders have strange trick to stop their siblings eating them

A spider species eat their siblings as soon as they die but tolerate each other when they are alive, suggesting a mysterious signal helps them to determine when to dine on a nest mate

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Life

The animals revealing why human culture isn't as special as we thought

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Life

Sharks aren’t silent after all

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Technology

US military wants to grow giant biological structures in space

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Life

Permafrost mummies are unlocking the secrets of prehistory

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