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Chest X-ray of a 15 year old female with cystic fibrosis

Life

Making cells ignore mutations could treat genetic diseases

Diseases like cystic fibrosis and some cancers can be caused by mutations that make very short proteins. Changing how cells read the genetic code could help

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A shadowy figure stands in front of an array of square lights

Technology

Bacteria taught to bond carbon and silicon for the first time

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Africa’s tallest tree measuring 81m found on Mount Kilimanjaro

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Africa’s tallest tree measuring 81m found on Mount Kilimanjaro

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GM mosquito

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GM mosquitoes approved for field trial release in Florida

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harbour porpoises swim underwater

Life

Porpoises plan their dives and can set their heart rate to match

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Plants growing out of a tree branch

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Fijian ants grow their own plant cities and farm tropical fruits

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Flying machines and chickens: The art of thinking about science

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Flying machines and chickens: The art of thinking about science

Culture

A seal on its back underwater, close to the seafloor

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Watch some of the most endangered seals caught napping underwater

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Group of pilot whales

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Pilot whales babysit each other’s young while swimming in groups

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80,000 reindeer have starved to death as Arctic sea ice retreats

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80,000 reindeer have starved to death as Arctic sea ice retreats

Knock-on effects of weather have frozen snow in recent years, causing tens of thousands of reindeer to starve – and stoking fears of more famine to come this year

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Watch cockatoo genius chew out a tool from a piece of cardboard

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Health

How our brains recall celebrities is mirrored by search engines

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Humans

My biology made me do it? Why some voters may embrace the right

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Bunnies eat toxic leaves to conquer Australia’s snowy peaks

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