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A capsized oil tanker is releasing invisible toxins into the sea

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A capsized oil tanker is releasing invisible toxins into the sea

The slick of oil condensate from a stricken tanker in the East China Sea is a threat to all marine life, not least because it is invisible

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How besieged ants decide when it’s time to abandon their nests

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How besieged ants decide when it’s time to abandon their nests

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Twin Peaks road sign

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Iconic tree from Twin Peaks threatened by climate change

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Tasmanian devil

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Luck of the devil: How a Tasmanian icon is outwitting cancer

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When it comes to animals, even tiny differences are a big deal

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When it comes to animals, even tiny differences are a big deal

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Cocktail umbrellas can save Earth from the Anthropocene

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Plants use sand armour to break teeth of attacking caterpillars

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Plants use sand armour to break teeth of attacking caterpillars

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Cocoa pods

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Our lust for tastier chocolate has transformed the cocoa tree

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Odd fossils hint first complex life hung on long after its time

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Odd fossils hint first complex life hung on long after its time

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Hardy Antarctic tardigrades may be threatened by climate change

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Hardy Antarctic tardigrades may be threatened by climate change

Tardigrades can famously survive almost anything, including being sent into space, but the Antarctic species could face problems as a result of climate change

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After crows fight they touch and preen each other to make up

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Ravenous rainforest resident plucks midnight snack from thin air

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The holly hunters banking berries to save a species

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Genital parasite crabs are struggling to find sex partners

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