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Koltsov

Life

The bourgeois biologist who sparked Russia's genetics revolution

Russia's 1917 revolution put Nikolai Koltsov in a deadly predicament, pursuing world-leading genetics research with Lenin's secret police breathing down his neck

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Beetle

Life

Museum safari: The myriad unknown species lost in dusty drawers

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bioinformation

Technology

Too much information? The data-driven future of health

Culture

Natural history books that look inside the minds of animals

Life

Natural history books that look inside the minds of animals

Culture

Cavefish

Life

Blind cave fish lost eyes by unexpected evolutionary process

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Perfectly preserved fossil salamander even has last meal in gut

Life

Perfectly preserved fossil salamander even has last meal in gut

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Girls with binary code

Technology

The dearth of women in tech is nothing to do with testosterone

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Thorny Devil (Moloch horridus) in the desert near Ayers Rock, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Australia

Life

Evolution’s rules mean life on Earth isn’t that varied after all

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Seal pups get separated from their mums by icebreaker ships

Life

Seal pups get separated from their mums by icebreaker ships

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Alexandre Aebi inspecting one of his hives in his apiary in Switzerland

Life

Neonicotinoid pesticides found in honey from every continent

The discovery of neonicotinoid pesticides in honey means pollinating insects like bees regularly eat dangerous amounts of the pesticides

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Life

New York City mice may be evolving to eat fast food like pizza

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Health

Artificial organs used in operations without approval for humans

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Life

Hundreds of Japanese species floated to the US on tsunami debris

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Humans

Bare bones: Five human ancestors known only from a few fossils

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