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biology

A small plastic bottle marked as containing a sample of the Zika virus

Health

Zika virus likely to cause paralysing Guillain-Barré syndrome

Blood from people affected by the 2014 Zika outbreak in French Polynesia provides the first evidence that the virus can make the immune system attack nerve cells

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The different kinds of stickleback fish side by side

Life

Super-fast evolving fish splitting into two species in same lake

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Three long-finned pilot whales underwater. They look mid-size, for a whale, and have stubby noses. Their fins do look quite long, and curvy

Life

Whale algorithm could unlock secrets of their many dialects

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squid releasing ink

Life

Squid filmed using their ink clouds as smokescreen to catch prey

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Glow-in-the-dark bacterial lights could illuminate shop windows

Life

Glow-in-the-dark bacterial lights could illuminate shop windows

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Wild gorillas compose happy songs that they hum during meals

Life

Wild gorillas compose happy songs that they hum during meals

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Health

Boost your mental muscle with 20 minutes of exercise

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Life

A crab, shrimp and fish leave their shared home doing the conga

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teardrops

Life

Crystallised tears form beautiful patterns unique as snowflakes

Regulars

language

Life

Why Only Us: The language paradox

Noam Chomsky’s new book makes some big, and dubious assumptions about how language evolved

CultureLab

Life

Bonobos know when others are being treated unfairly – and react

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Life

The crying game: How tears can work for you

Features

Life

Why I think genitals reveal the universe’s biological diversity

Opinion

Life

Longest-ever period of coral bleaching to extend well into 2017

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