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Polar bears are getting fatter in the fastest-warming place on Earth
Shrinking sea ice has made life harder for polar bears in many parts of the Arctic, but the population in Svalbard seems to be thriving
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Huge fossil bonanza preserves 512-million-year-old ecosystem
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Piercing crocodile close-up wins ecology photo competition
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A fascinating book reveals the ancient story of horses and humans
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Our earliest vertebrate ancestors may have had four eyes
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Bird retinas work without oxygen, and now scientists know how
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Bubble feeding trick spreads through humpback whale social groups
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Why a tool-using cow could change how we see farm animals
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How fear drastically shapes ecosystems: Best ideas of the century
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Why non-human culture should change how we see nature
Our growing understanding of how other animals also share skills and knowledge will help us chip away at the folly of human exceptionalism, say Philippa Brakes and Marc Bekoff
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T. rex took 40 years to become fully grown
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6 incredible new dinosaurs we discovered in 2025
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Humans
Why do we feel the need to humanise everything, from dogs to cars?
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A spectacular showcase of animal pictures from 2025
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