Health
Ebola rapidly evolves to be more transmissible and deadlier
The last Ebola epidemic was the worst ever. But it seems the virus quickly learns to spread more readily, which may make the next outbreak even harder to stop
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Environment
Bees collect honeydew from bugs before spring blossoms arrive
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Life
Desert lizard can sip water from sand through its feet and back
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Health
A bit of disgust can change how confident you feel
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Environment
Plants ‘see’ underground by channelling light to their roots
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Last-ditch effort to save the world’s smallest porpoise agreed
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Fish swims to the same nest each year just like migrating birds
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Chimps and bonobos interbred and exchanged genes
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Invading giant geckos get stuck on a single building
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Humans
Why rest and relaxation are such a serious business
Hard work and rest sound like opposites, but it’s much more complex, says Mary Halton, after visiting a new exhibition and exploring a new book
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Life
Kamikaze cells wage biowarfare and fight viruses with viruses
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Spider-eating bug muffles web vibrations to sneak up on prey
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Smart lab rats filmed using hooked tools to get chocolate cereal
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Humans
Is it time to allow more than two parents on birth certificates?
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