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marine biology

Prairie dog with a ground squirrel in its mouth

Life

Cute prairie dogs are serial killers savaging ground squirrels

Cuddly looking prairie dogs are herbivores, but that doesn't stop them killing their ground squirrel neighbours to help them prosper

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octopus

Life

Glass invertebrates reveal the plight of modern oceans

Regulars

Nature’s brain: A radical new view of evolution

Life

Nature’s brain: A radical new view of evolution

Features

Deepwater shark moving into attack position

Life

Never-before-seen life spotted by Hawaiian deep-sea expedition

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Frozen rabbit kidneys could solve organ shortage for transplants

Life

Frozen rabbit kidneys could solve organ shortage for transplants

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Right-leg prostheses give sprint para-athletes an edge on bends

Health

Right-leg prostheses give sprint para-athletes an edge on bends

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Aquatic plant that feeds like a Venus flytrap faces extinction

Life

Aquatic plant that feeds like a Venus flytrap faces extinction

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Illustration showing whale and person in white coat with microscope

Life

The enigmatic whale we can hear – but have never seen

Features

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Health

Florida one step closer to genetically modified mosquito trial

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moose

Life

A beguiling natural history of North America's great forests

Everything from moose to pollen grains is lovingly described and illustrated in John Pastor's multilayered masterpiece of field science

CultureLab

Health

Evolution acting on older dads is protecting our genetic health

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Life

How are baby eels made? We still don't know

Features

Technology

Rats learn to sense infrared in hours thanks to brain implants

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Health

Cancer reversed in frogs by hacking cells' electricity with light

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