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How fear drastically shapes ecosystems: Best ideas of the century

Environment

How fear drastically shapes ecosystems: Best ideas of the century

Understanding the “landscape of fear” that predators create in their environments has helped us uncover just how drastically humans have upended the natural world

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Crowdsourcing Wikipedia’s encyclopedia: Best ideas of the century

Technology

Crowdsourcing Wikipedia’s encyclopedia: Best ideas of the century

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Amateur mathematicians solve long-standing maths problems with AI

Mathematics

Amateur mathematicians solve long-standing maths problems with AI

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Hallucigenia

Life

Fossil may solve mystery of what one of the weirdest-ever animals ate

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Life

Is there an evolutionary reason for same-sex sexual behaviour?

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TX DATE:16-01-2022,TX WEEK:03,EMBARGOED UNTIL:11-01-2022 00:00:01,DESCRIPTION:Embargoed for publication until 00:00:01 on Tuesday 11/01/2022 - Picture shows: Sir David Attenborough Sir David Attenborough holding the seed head of a Bulrush, Typha latifolia, Cambridge, UK. Each may contain a quarter of a millions seeds, tightly packed together. These are released over a period of months, increasing the chances that at least some of them will be blown by the wind to new areas of water, where they can germinate. ,COPYRIGHT:BBC Studios,CREDIT LINE:BBC Studios

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The best new science documentaries of 2026

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Life

Jellyfish sleep about as much as humans do – and nap like us too

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Space

Putting data centres in space isn't going to happen any time soon

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Technology

Disney and OpenAI have made a surprise deal – what happens next?

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Killer whales and Pacific white-sided dolphins

Life

Killer whales and dolphins are ‘being friends’ to hunt salmon together

White-sided dolphins seem to help killer whales "scout" and catch Chinook salmon near Vancouver Island, then eat the leftovers

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Physics

Inside the wild experiments physicists would do with zero limits

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Humans

What the evolution of tickling tells us about being human

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Technology

AI can influence voters' minds. What does that mean for democracy?

Analysis

Technology

Why is AI making computers and games consoles more expensive?

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