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wombats

Life

Why do wombats poo cubes and turkeys spirals? One woman is finding out

Engineer Patricia Yang won an IgNobel prize for flushing out a universal law of animal urination. Next up? Discovering why wombat stools come out as cubes

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cartoon bear

Life

The mysterious demise of Europe's massive cave bears

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cleaner wrasse fish

Life

The animal economists that can wheel and deal as well as any human

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turtle

Life

Quiz of the year: Test your knowledge of 2018’s science stories

Regulars

Lewis Halsey: Do wild animals exercise to keep fit?

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Lewis Halsey: Do wild animals exercise to keep fit?

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A beaver in the water

Environment

The secret site in England where beavers control the landscape

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Marsupial lion skeleton

Life

Australia's 'marsupial lion' was a meat-ripping, tree-climbing terror

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macaques

Life

Monkeys chill out just from seeing their friends being groomed

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tungara frog

Life

City living makes urban male frogs far more attractive to females

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Serge Wich: How drones are conserving wildlife

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Serge Wich: How drones are conserving wildlife

Tracking declines in biodiversity in the tropics can be tricky – but drones and astrophysicists are helping conservationists to keep up, explains biologist Serge Wich

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Life

Geckos sprint across water on air bubbles they make with their legs

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Life

Parrots are clever because their brains evolved the same way as ours

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Life

Some spiders produce milk – and it’s more nutritious than cow’s milk

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Roadkill deaths halved on Australian road thanks to a fence of sound

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