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Mummified Wolf Pup found at Last Chance Creek

Life

Permafrost mummies are unlocking the secrets of prehistory

The frozen remains of animals like mammoths, wolves and cave lions offer the most detailed picture yet of the last glacial period

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A whole new world of tiny beings challenges fundamental ideas of life

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A whole new world of tiny beings challenges fundamental ideas of life

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Salamanders fill their toes with blood before each step

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Salamanders fill their toes with blood before each step

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Gorgeous images capture coral breeding breakthrough

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Gorgeous images capture coral breeding breakthrough

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An orchid uses a finger-like appendage to pollinate itself

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An orchid uses a finger-like appendage to pollinate itself

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Giant isopod named after Darth Vader is a delicacy in Vietnam

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Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes fosteri) colony with chicks, age 9-12 weeks, Antarctica. Bookplate.

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We thought we knew emperor penguins – robots are proving us wrong

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Dolphins may use their teeth to hear underwater

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Whales may hone their singing skills by practising out of season

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A farmer checking the quality of sugar cane plants

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Genetic tweak to three key crops massively boosts their growth

A simple change to maize, sorghum and sugarcane that allows them to take advantage of rising CO2 levels can boost their growth by around a fifth

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Environment

The bizarre story of a rodent utopia that predicted doom for humanity

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Life

The extraordinary ways species control their own evolutionary fate

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New forms of animals made by fusing several comb jellies together

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Orcas have begun wearing salmon hats again – and we may soon know why

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