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A vaquita caught in a net

Life

World’s most endangered marine mammal has 30 individuals left

The vaquita porpoise lives in the Gulf of California, Mexico, where illegal fishing with gill nets has slashed the population by a total of 90 per cent in the past five years

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Rock ants

Life

Ant choosiness reveals they all have different personalities

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Pom-pom crabs prune their living decorations like bonsai trees

Life

Pom-pom crabs prune their living decorations like bonsai trees

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whale shark

Life

We don't need a huge blue grab to save sharks and rays

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Chimp with Foudouko's body

Life

Chimps beat up, murder and then cannibalise their former tyrant

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Surreal picture of misty woman

Humans

Memories can be disconnected – and it could help those with PTSD

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embryo

Life

Embryonic education: How learning begins long before birth

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Life

New hermit crab has candy-stick legs and a giant spoon-like claw

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purpose artwork

Health

A meaning to life: How a sense of purpose can keep you healthy

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whale shark

Life

Whale sharks' secrets revealed by live-tracking aquatic drones

Whale sharks dive deep and swim far, making them hard to monitor. A Honduras project is using aquatic drones to track the world’s biggest fish in real time

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Life

Foxes may confuse predators by rubbing themselves in puma scent

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Life

Seals hunt down hidden fish by sensing their breath in the sand

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Life

Majority of primate species may vanish in next 25 to 50 years

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Life

Breath of life: Did animals evolve without oxygen?

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