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Marine kaleidoscope shows the beauty of coral reefs

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Marine kaleidoscope shows the beauty of coral reefs

The vibrant colours of threatened coral reefs are transformed into a natural kaleidoscope in this stunning image created by Dutch photographer Georgette Douwma

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How many planets have been discovered?

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How many planets have been discovered?

Butterflies are showing us how wildlife will cope with climate change

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Butterflies are showing us how wildlife will cope with climate change

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Hundreds of thousands of slime moulds can merge together to find food

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Hundreds of thousands of slime moulds can merge together to find food

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This week’s new questions

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This week’s new questions

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fin whale

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An injured fin whale with no tail has been found in the Mediterranean

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Why icy moons like Europa are our best bet for finding alien life

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Why icy moons like Europa are our best bet for finding alien life

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First life on Earth may actually have been built from both RNA and DNA

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First life on Earth may actually have been built from both RNA and DNA

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Bleached coral

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Algae transplant could protect coral reefs threatened by warming seas

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Seaweed

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Kelp is coming: How seaweed could prevent catastrophic climate change

From providing a green alternative to plastics to reducing methane emissions and sucking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, seaweed could be the secret ingredient we need to clean up our planet

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What is life and how did it evolve? We're getting closer to the answer

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What lies beneath: diving to the UK’s answer to the Great Barrier Reef

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We know the best spots to look for alien life – can we get to them?

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Earth's first life may have fuelled itself with a metal metabolism

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