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Health

Immune war with donor cells after transplant may wipe out HIV

A potentially fatal battle between the immune cells of a blood marrow donor and a recipient seems to kill off any HIV as a side effect

News

silver fox

Life

The continuing mystery behind the cuteness of tame animals

Culture

Moth’s disguise is so good, spiders love it instead of eating it

Life

Moth’s disguise is so good, spiders love it instead of eating it

News

UK is failing to protect its marine areas

Earth

UK does more to protect marine areas overseas than at home

News

A white strand of a hair-like bacterium

Life

Weird, hairy microbes discovered on volcano soon after eruption

News

Naked mole rat

Life

The incredible naked mole rat can survive with hardly any oxygen

News

Marine life is rubbish... at least in these pictures

Earth

Marine life is rubbish... at least in these pictures

Regulars

Robin on a nest

Life

Male robins can guess and satisfy their partner’s food cravings

News

A stuffed thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger

Life

Odds that Tasmanian tigers are still alive are 1 in 1.6 trillion

News

First living example of giant ancient mollusc found in the wild

Life

First living example of giant ancient mollusc found in the wild

The giant shipworm has mostly been known for its elephant tusk-like shells. Now we’ve finally found some live ones - they eat noxious mud and smell like rotten eggs

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Life

The bright lights of big cities help blackbirds thrive

News

Life

Sea urchin emits a cloud of venomous jaws to deter predators

News

Life

Gene editing opens doors to seedless fruit with no need for bees

News

Earth

It’s not too late to save Great Barrier Reef from politicians

Analysis