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a seagull near a man on a bench holding chips

Life

Staring down seagulls can stop them stealing your chips

In experiments conducted in UK seaside towns, only 26 per cent of herring gulls tried to steal chips when they were being watched

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turtle eggs

Life

Turtle embryos may control their sex by moving inside their eggs

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Wasps may be getting smaller

Life

Wasps are shrinking in size and it may be because of climate change

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Vaquita

Life

There may be just 19 endangered vaquita porpoises left in the world

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Meet a 500-million-year old minibeast from the Cambrian explosion

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Meet a 500-million-year old minibeast from the Cambrian explosion

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sparrow

Life

Light pollution's effects on birds may help to spread West Nile virus

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We're pushing 28,000 species closer to extinction

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We're pushing 28,000 species closer to extinction

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chimpanzees

Life

Chimps bond with each other and people after watching a film together

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forest elephants

Environment

Elephants help forests store more carbon by destroying smaller plants

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beaver

Life

Beavers engineer their ecosystems in a way that helps moose and otters

A wildlife survey in Finland has found that by felling trees and building dams, beavers increase the diversity and abundance of woodland mammals

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Environment

We could breed climate-friendly cows that belch less methane

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Life

African lions have started climbing trees to escape buffaloes

Regulars

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Why cat people and dog people's personalities match those of their pet

Features

Life

Seals have been trained to sing the Star Wars theme - have a listen

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