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Dinobird Archaeopteryx only flew in short bursts like a pheasant

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Dinobird Archaeopteryx only flew in short bursts like a pheasant

The bird-like dinosaur Archaeopteryx could flap its wings to fly, but only for short bursts – like a modern pheasant flapping to escape danger

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Military personnel investigating the poisoning of Sergei Skripal on 11 March in Salisbury

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What are Novichok nerve agents and did Russia do it?

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A male and female brown widow (Latrodectus geometricus)

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Daft male spiders prefer females who are more likely to eat them

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Brain zap can make people re-experience old dreams while awake

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Brain zap can make people re-experience old dreams while awake

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Leopards that live in cities are protecting people from rabies

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Leopards that live in cities are protecting people from rabies

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Mussel pain: The crisis engulfing our freshwater molluscs

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A deadly predator could save the UK’s threatened red squirrels

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A deadly predator could save the UK’s threatened red squirrels

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Drones reveal huge colonies of 1.5 million penguins on islands

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Drones reveal huge colonies of 1.5 million penguins on islands

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Fish called ‘sarcastic fringehead’ has a wider mouth than body

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Fish called ‘sarcastic fringehead’ has a wider mouth than body

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A weird underground plant has been rediscovered after 151 years

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A weird underground plant has been rediscovered after 151 years

A species of subterranean plant was only seen once, in 1866, and was assumed to be extinct – until researchers stumbled across living specimens in Borneo

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Biggest ever family tree shows when cousins stopped having sex

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Shock collars are a bad way to train dogs so let's ban them

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Growing skills: A scientific guide to greener fingers

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Unicorns and designer babies: How CRISPR creator sees the future

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