Life
Monster slugs are devouring defenceless baby birds in nests
Nestlings are sitting ducks for giant slugs – some of them invasive – that have been recorded feeding on the chicks of several bird species
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Humans
We are gods of the future – but what will we do?
Culture
Health
Mouse’s body made entirely transparent to reveal nervous system
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Humans
“Intersex” athlete Caster Semenya rightly free to run at Rio
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Earth
Plan to kill alien carp with herpes could suck life out of river
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Life
Life may have emerged not once, but many times on Earth
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Earth
Without oxygen from ancient moss you wouldn’t be alive today
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Health
Human-animal chimeras may be key to us living healthier lives
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Environment
Cherry or rhubarb? Orangutan mixes tasty cocktails in its mind
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Life
Selfish dogs would rather play with a toy than help a human
Friend in need, friend indeed. The old adage might not extend to our best friends, dogs, which may be more focused on that bone on the floor than lending a paw
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Life
Simple lab life makes an evolutionary leap in a few generations
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Earth
Genesis in a jar: How chemical gardens may lead us to alien life
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Humans
Does science undermine human rights?
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Humans
Transgender Olympians in Rio don’t have an unfair advantage
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