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marine biology

Watch a cuttlefish transform into a leaf and a coral to hunt its prey

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Watch a cuttlefish transform into a leaf and a coral to hunt its prey

In new video footage, cuttlefish show off their dazzling camouflage techniques, such as creating stripes that move over their bodies or mimicking non-threatening objects

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A whole new world of tiny beings challenges fundamental ideas of life

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A whole new world of tiny beings challenges fundamental ideas of life

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Salamanders fill their toes with blood before each step

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Salamanders fill their toes with blood before each step

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Gorgeous images capture coral breeding breakthrough

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Gorgeous images capture coral breeding breakthrough

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An orchid uses a finger-like appendage to pollinate itself

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An orchid uses a finger-like appendage to pollinate itself

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Life

Giant isopod named after Darth Vader is a delicacy in Vietnam

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Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes fosteri) colony with chicks, age 9-12 weeks, Antarctica. Bookplate.

Environment

We thought we knew emperor penguins – robots are proving us wrong

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Life

Dolphins may use their teeth to hear underwater

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Life

Whales may hone their singing skills by practising out of season

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A farmer checking the quality of sugar cane plants

Environment

Genetic tweak to three key crops massively boosts their growth

A simple change to maize, sorghum and sugarcane that allows them to take advantage of rising CO2 levels can boost their growth by around a fifth

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Environment

The bizarre story of a rodent utopia that predicted doom for humanity

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Life

The extraordinary ways species control their own evolutionary fate

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Life

New forms of animals made by fusing several comb jellies together

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Life

Orcas have begun wearing salmon hats again – and we may soon know why

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