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Astonishing 3D footage of ants recorded using 54-camera set-up

An imaging technique has allowed researchers to record detailed three-dimensional video of small creatures, including ants, flies and zebrafish larvae

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Australia’s rarest bird of prey is disappearing faster than we thought

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Australia’s rarest bird of prey is disappearing faster than we thought

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How poisonous amphibians evolve bright colours to warn predators off

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Longest dinosaur neck on record was six times longer than a giraffe's

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Longest dinosaur neck on record was six times longer than a giraffe's

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Cardioglossa melanogaster, a species of African frog

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Fungus that kills frogs and salamanders is rapidly spreading in Africa

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Oldest ichthyosaur fossil hints they evolved before mass extinction

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Stone flakes made by monkeys cast doubt on ancient human 'tools'

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Ginger kitten playing with a cardboard box.

Life

Surprising new research on cats will make you see yours in a new light

Features

Mother with baby, among others, Lesser Dog-faced Fruit Bat (Cyneropterus brachyotis). Also called Short-nosed or Common Fruit Bat. Animals hanging in the roof. Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore.

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Females are not smaller than males in most mammal species

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Big cats, such as lions and tigers, have tested positive for the coronavirus before, but this is the first known case of a lion probably transmitting the infection to zoo workers

Health

Lion infected with covid-19 probably passed it on to two zoo workers

A lion at Potawatomi Zoo in South Bend, Indiana, tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus after it started coughing and became breathless. Zoo workers who had cared for the lion later caught the infection

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Dogs living near Chernobyl are genetically different to other groups

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Rare bird not seen for 24 years found alive in Madagascan forests

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Tiny insects excrete vast amounts of urine using an anal catapult

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Stripy wind turbines could prevent fatal seabird collisions

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