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Two whales swimming along, one of them has left a plume of faeces behind it

Life

Whales’ dung is the real reason we need to stop hunting them

Growing evidence that whales boost fish numbers and play a crucial environmental role will take centre stage at a major whaling summit taking place this week

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The science behind the twisting alien linguistics of <em>Arrival</em>

Space

The science behind the twisting alien linguistics of Arrival

Culture

Aerial view of the 500-metre-wide telescope dish

Space

Biggest radio telescope on Earth ready to receive alien signals

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Oceans given boost as nations agree to protect a third worldwide

Earth

Oceans given boost as nations agree to protect a third worldwide

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Human activity means sharks are disappearing from the North Sea

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Human activity means sharks are disappearing from the North Sea

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This fish has a love song and it sounds like a windshield wiper

Life

This fish has a love song and it sounds like a windshield wiper

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Bowhead whales

Life

Boom time for whales in the Arctic driven by the loss of sea ice

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An alien spaceship over a city

Life

Spoiler alert: Why strange signals are never really from aliens

Analysis

Two researchers holding up one of the pieces of rock in question. It has a wavy line on it that represents the putative fossil

Life

Ancient rock formations could be oldest fossils on the planet

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Russian telescope

Life

Mysterious signal unlikely to be aliens after SETI draws a blank

Radio telescopes across the world are swinging toward an intriguing signal that could point toward an intelligent extraterrestrial civilisation, but have come up empty

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Life

Endangered dolphin with broken blowhole learns to mouth-breathe

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Life

Mysterious SETI signal sends alien-hunting telescopes scrambling

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Space

Proxima b: 7 big questions about the new planet next door

Analysis

Life

Deep-sea squid cannibals battle it out in a fight to the death

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