Life
Amphibians’ swim stroke has lasted 270 million years
A newly discovered set of fossilised tracks in the Italian Alps suggests modern salamanders swim and walk much as their ancient cousins did
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Environment
World’s most endangered seal seen wrestling octopus
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Health
Famine puts next two generations at risk of obesity
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Health
Animal tests rise in Britain despite government pledge
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Health
Should you eat wheat? The great gluten debate
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Health
Time for some grains of truth about wheat and gluten
Opinion
Life
Killer frog fungus could be its own nemesis
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Environment
Evolution of placentas upended fish sexual politics
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Health
Skin’s ability to ‘smell’ seems to help it heal itself
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Health
Sex, health, muscle, sport: Testosterone myths busted
Testosterone supplements are sold as a cure-all for anything that might ail the ageing male, from erectile dysfunction to spare tyre – but do they really work?
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Environment
Frisky flower uses bellows to blast pollen at birds
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Life
The common crane and its violin cry
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Health
Man up: Is testosterone an elixir of youth?
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Earth
How to kill knotweed: Let slip the bugs of war
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