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marine biology

Colombia’s peace deal unwittingly unleashed hell on the Amazon

Earth

Colombia’s peace deal unwittingly unleashed hell on the Amazon

Ever since Colombia signed a historic peace deal with the FARC guerrillas, farmers and criminal gangs have been burning its portion of the Amazon rainforest

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The birds of South Georgia are finally safe from marauding rats

Earth

The birds of South Georgia are finally safe from marauding rats

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Humans

Superhuman: What human extremes mean for today and tomorrow

Culture

Bonobos barely use their opposable thumbs when climbing trees

Life

Bonobos barely use their opposable thumbs when climbing trees

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People adapted to the cold and got more migraines as a result

Humans

People adapted to the cold and got more migraines as a result

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Mistletoe's cells are broken at a fundamental level

Life

Mistletoe's cells are broken at a fundamental level

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Dino head

Life

Identity crisis: When is a dinosaur not a dinosaur?

Features

Ancient humans in Philippines may have given rise to ‘hobbits’

Humans

Ancient humans in Philippines may have given rise to ‘hobbits’

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Giant sea spiders sit and wait for prey to knock themselves out

Life

Giant sea spiders sit and wait for prey to knock themselves out

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Snails in performance

Life

The world's first snail orchestra makes its crunchy debut

Among these musical trailblazers, love is free, and life is cheap

Culture

Life

A fossil may rewrite the story of how plants first lived on land

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Earth

The European Union has decided to ban bee-killing pesticides

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Earth

Cute but dim quolls have been taught to stop eating toxic toads

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Life

Horses remember if you smiled or frowned when they last saw you

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