Earth
Polar bears waste lots of their energy and it could be a problem
We thought polar bears had neat tricks for conserving energy in lean periods, but it turns out they are not that thrifty, which could cause them trouble in the future
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Environment
Young ‘dinosauromorphs’ may have begged for food like baby birds
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Earth
Chimps are now dying of the common cold and they are all at risk
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Environment
Shy pangolin hides its face in Mozambique forest
Regulars
Earth
Cute cats the size of kittens are seeing their homes destroyed
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Health
Swollen eye is setback for blindness treatment using stem cells
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Earth
A capsized oil tanker is releasing invisible toxins into the sea
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Life
How besieged ants decide when it’s time to abandon their nests
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Earth
Iconic tree from Twin Peaks threatened by climate change
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Environment
Luck of the devil: How a Tasmanian icon is outwitting cancer
A freakish infectious cancer has brought Tasmanian devils to the brink of extinction, but the pugnacious marsupial is evolving rapidly as it fights for survival
Features
Environment
When it comes to animals, even tiny differences are a big deal
Culture
Earth
Cocktail umbrellas can save Earth from the Anthropocene
Culture
Earth
Plants use sand armour to break teeth of attacking caterpillars
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Earth
Our lust for tastier chocolate has transformed the cocoa tree
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