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Plants growing out of a tree branch

Life

Fijian ants grow their own plant cities and farm tropical fruits

For the first time, ants have been found farming plants in a mutually dependent relationship. The ants get food and shelter and the plants survive too

News

Flying machines and chickens: The art of thinking about science

Life

Flying machines and chickens: The art of thinking about science

Culture

A seal on its back underwater, close to the seafloor

Life

Watch some of the most endangered seals caught napping underwater

News

Group of pilot whales

Life

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

Earth

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

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

Life

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

News

How our brains recall celebrities is mirrored by search engines

Health

How our brains recall celebrities is mirrored by search engines

News

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

Humans

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

Comment

Bunnies eat toxic leaves to conquer Australia’s snowy peaks

Life

Bunnies eat toxic leaves to conquer Australia’s snowy peaks

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Giggling rats reveal the most ticklish part of our brains

Life

Giggling rats reveal the most ticklish part of our brains

The neurons involved in the enjoyment of tickling have been discovered in rats, which emit ultrasonic squeals of delight when tickled on their belly or feet

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Health

Using egg leftovers could double the number collected in IVF

News

Life

The sweet scent of plastic lures seabirds to a dangerous snack

News

Technology

Sex and dentistry: I made a fellatio prosthetic for my mouth

News

Life

Ebola rapidly evolves to be more transmissible and deadlier

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