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Life

Giant panda off endangered list as China’s conservation pays off

The panda is now classified as a "vulnerable" instead of "endangered" species - but gorillas found in East Africa are sliding towards extinction

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A Gonatus squid eating another squid

Life

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

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Genius crow's tool-bending behaviour may be natural to its kind

Life

Genius crow's tool-bending behaviour may be natural to its kind

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Wasp sitting atop spider silk

Life

Wasps stitch up spiders in silk nests where they are eaten alive

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Mass of bees extending down from branch

Life

Giant honeybees may act like a collective lung to beat the heat

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Life

America's last mammoths died of thirst on an Alaskan island

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A Pheidole drogon minor worker

Earth

Spiky new ant species is named after Game of Thrones dragons

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Chimps engage with experiment

Life

Well-travelled chimps more likely to pick up tools and innovate

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hummingbird

Life

Hummingbirds’ unique way of seeing prevents them from crashing

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ape

Life

When is an animal a person? Neuroscience tries to set the rules

Do chimps deserve legal rights? It’s a question that advances in neuroscience mean we can no longer ignore

Insight

Life

Stop vets offering homeopathy – placebo doesn’t work for pets

Comment

Life

Listen to secrets of a honeybee hive in Kew’s latest sculpture

Culture

Life

Budgies use grammar to find meaning in unfamiliar phrases

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Technology

Wearable device for racehorses could help prevent fatal injuries

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