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Inside the secret military programme that uses dolphins as weapons

In the 1950s, the US navy thought dolphins would be good templates for torpedo design. But they ended up using them for a very different purpose

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First evidence that gut bacteria help wire young brains

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First evidence that gut bacteria help wire young brains

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Cocaine in the water makes eels hyperactive and damages muscles

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Cocaine in the water makes eels hyperactive and damages muscles

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Consciousness: How we’re solving a mystery bigger than our minds

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Male peacocks can make females' heads vibrate at a distance

Life

Male peacocks can make females' heads vibrate at a distance

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The first Americans had pet dogs 1000 years earlier than thought

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The first Americans had pet dogs 1000 years earlier than thought

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Bacteria may survive temperatures hot enough to melt lead

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Bacteria may survive temperatures hot enough to melt lead

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Spiders can ‘fly’ because they make near-invisible paragliders

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Spiders can ‘fly’ because they make near-invisible paragliders

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Wild animals are turning nocturnal to keep away from humans

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Wild animals are turning nocturnal to keep away from humans

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EU will limit the use of palm oil as car fuel but won’t stop it

Earth

EU will limit the use of palm oil as car fuel but won’t stop it

The European Union will make only minor tweaks to “renewable” energy policies that are actually increasing greenhouse gas emissions and driving deforestation

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Life

When a daddy longlegs is attacked by a flatworm things get messy

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Earth

The epic hunt for the place on Earth where life started

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Earth

Britain’s hedgehog population has fallen 66 per cent in 20 years

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Africa's 2000-year-old trees of life are suddenly dying off

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