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biology

Worm-like fossil is the oldest ancestor of spiders and crustaceans

Life

Worm-like fossil is the oldest ancestor of spiders and crustaceans

Arthropods belong to an evolutionary branch – the ecdysozoa – that contains about half of all animal species, and the earliest fossil evidence of the group now dates back 550 million years

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Brainwave experiment shows minke whales have ultrasonic hearing

Life

Brainwave experiment shows minke whales have ultrasonic hearing

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Heart cockle shells

Life

Heart-shaped mollusc has windows that work like fibre optics

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World's largest coral discovered by accident

Environment

World’s largest coral is 300 years old and was discovered by accident

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Health

Cancer atlas reveals how tumours evolve inside the body

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P1MNB3 The spider-tailed horned viper (Pseudocerastes urarachnoides) is a species of viper endemic to western Iran which was described in 2006. The head look

Life

Richard Dawkins's latest crams gorgeous writing in an ill-fitting box

Culture

Life

Two injured comb jellies can merge to form one individual

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A shark survived being stabbed through the head by a swordfish

Life

A shark survived being stabbed through the head by a swordfish

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Coral bleaching

Environment

Here's how coral reefs might survive hotter, more acidic oceans

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A day octopus hunting with a blue goatfish

Life

Octopuses and fish hunt as a team to catch more prey

An octopus will work with several different species of fish to find and catch prey - and punch those that aren't helping

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Technology

‘Shazam for whales’ uses AI to track sounds heard in Mariana Trench

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Life

Sharks leap out of the water more often than you might think

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Society

A podcast explores how sport is drawing the line between men and women

Culture

Health

Most detailed map of uterine lining yields clues about endometriosis

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