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A person stands in front of the counter in a Subway restaurant as the server assembles a sandwich

Humans

Subway chicken row shows faith in food is still a battleground

Complex, opaque supply chains mean consumer trust in processed foods is vulnerable like never before. What can be done, wonders science writer Nicola Temple

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Raindrops make soil bacteria take off and fly through air

Earth

Raindrops make soil bacteria take off and fly through air

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True's beaked whale

Life

First-ever underwater video of the elusive True's beaked whale

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Bomb crater pond

Life

WW2 bomb craters are a home to rare and vulnerable animals

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Artificial mouse embryo

Health

Artificial embryo grown in a dish from two types of stem cells

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Elephants sleep for just 2 hours a day – the least of any mammal

Life

Elephants sleep for just 2 hours a day – the least of any mammal

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Extinct squid relative

Life

Squid evolved in marine wars more than 100 million years ago

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Fingernails on a blackboard

Life

The feeling you get when nails scratch a blackboard has a name

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Bees learn to play golf and show off how clever they really are

Life

Bees learn to play golf and show off how clever they really are

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Altruism

Life

Does a networked world need a new approach to doing good?

The "effective altruism" movement aims to make the most of our generous urges – but it may not have all the answers

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Life

Resurrecting nature: Extinct is not forever

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Life

The 1830s seamstress who solved Aristotle’s octopus mystery

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Life

Mystery eye disease is latest blow for Australia’s sick turtles

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Life

Big builder ants and tiny guard ants live together in one nest

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