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Crystallised tears form beautiful patterns unique as snowflakes

Maurice Mikkers makes his friends cry. Then, he lets the tears evaporate and photographs the unique, intricate patterns of crystallised salt they leave behind

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

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

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Green worms create a superorganism that becomes a giant seaweed

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Green worms create a superorganism that becomes a giant seaweed

Regulars

Bat-drone uses shape-shifting wings to skim over water

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Bat-drone uses shape-shifting wings to skim over water

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A doctor takes notes on a clipboard as a patient is receiving treatment in the background

Technology

AI reads doctors' notes to find hidden links in cancer cases

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Sea snail

Life

Sea butterflies fly underwater just like insects do in the air

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Ibis plucking fish from water

Life

Bald ibis among wildlife driven to extinction in Syria and Libya

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cannibal seal

Life

First video footage of seal drowning and eating a pup

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Inside a wasp's head: Here's what it sees to find its way home

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Inside a wasp's head: Here's what it sees to find its way home

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great white shark

Life

White shark's diet may include biggest fish of all: whale shark

The great white shark is a voracious feeder, and now one has been found with the bones of an 8.5-metre-long whale shark in its stomach

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Invasive raccoon dogs harbour parasites that can infect people

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Health

Umbilical blood cells kill cancer quicker than adult cells

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Life

So long, suckers: Would it be safe to wipe out mosquitoes?

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Life

First case of lethal female aggression seen in orangutans

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