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marine biology

The bucket-shaped leaves of carnivorous pitcher plants

Life

Carnivorous plants repurpose stress genes to digest their prey

Different families of pitcher plants use the same genetic tactic to make enzymes to fill their bucket shaped leaves and digest the unlucky insects that fall in

News

chemotherapy drugs on IV pole

Health

Drug stops nasty chemotherapy side effects in mice with cancer

News

A vaquita caught in a net

Life

World’s most endangered marine mammal has 30 individuals left

News

Rock ants

Life

Ant choosiness reveals they all have different personalities

News

Pom-pom crabs prune their living decorations like bonsai trees

Life

Pom-pom crabs prune their living decorations like bonsai trees

News

whale shark

Life

We don't need a huge blue grab to save sharks and rays

Comment

Chimp with Foudouko's body

Life

Chimps beat up, murder and then cannibalise their former tyrant

News

Surreal picture of misty woman

Humans

Memories can be disconnected – and it could help those with PTSD

News

embryo

Life

Embryonic education: How learning begins long before birth

Features

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Life

New hermit crab has candy-stick legs and a giant spoon-like claw

A previously unknown Caribbean crab has been seen – it’s just a few millimetres long, sports bright red and white stripes, and has a large scoop-like claw

News

Health

A meaning to life: How a sense of purpose can keep you healthy

Features

Life

Whale sharks' secrets revealed by live-tracking aquatic drones

News

Life

Foxes may confuse predators by rubbing themselves in puma scent

News

Life

Seals hunt down hidden fish by sensing their breath in the sand

News

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