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SpaceX Catches Starship Rocket Booster for the First Time Ever as it Returns to Earth After Launch

11 November 2024

Environmental solutions from the amazing world of fantastic fungi

12 August 2022

Butterflies just love ants ---.

12 September 2018

First known manta ray nursery in Florida and new species news!

20 June 2018

Models and mimics are marvels in SE Asia

02 May 2018

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The dolphin remembers

featured The dolphin remembers

The successful bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncates, has been proved to not only communicate between individuals but also remember the ID of fellow dolphins for life; Dolphin image; Credit:Shutterstock When an...

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Giant rivers of water in the air

Giant rivers of water in the air

These Atmospheric rivers (AR) flow with the capacity of an Amazon to cause distress and disaster to all who live at their variable "sinks". Beware the bigger flows that are...

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Heated cheetah hunts!

Heated cheetah hunts!

The hunting required to bring these cubs to maturity will tax this mother’s reserves, but it now seems she isn’t forced to give up a kill because of overheating, at...

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Domestic dogs came from Asia to America

Domestic dogs came from Asia to America

The Xoloitzcuintli or Mexican hairless dog had an Aztec language for His Master's Voice - Mexican Xoloitzcuintli dog image; Credit: © Shutterstock Before Columbus landed his ships' dogs, our longest-lasting...

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Social Mobsters in the Kalahari

Social Mobsters in the Kalahari

The dominant female meerkat, Suricata suricata, runs a tough burrow. She belongs to the mob! - Meerkats image; Credit: © Shutterstock We don't pay any attention to meerkats (suricates) any...

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How to investigate your inner fish!

How to investigate your inner fish!

The popular aquarium zebra fish has proved one of the most useful species in research. Today it's liable to become the ultimate medical aid with the, "inner fish," of its...

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Origins of turtle shells

Origins of turtle shells

The unique hawksbill, Eretmochelys imbricata, will be a great loss if its critically-endangered status means that we no longer see it at the surface, nesting, or by its favoured coral...

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Minoans and genes

Minoans and genes

Long after (probably 7,000 years later) that first Neolithic colonisation, the flowering of the, "Great Island" led to a dominating Bronze Age culture. Some of the most evocative remains of...

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Thou old black worm, I spit fire on your ashes!

Thou old black worm, I spit fire on your ashes!

I wouldn't be surprised to find some of our root words in this ancient script. If you want to try, it's Telugu!; Language text image; Credit: © Shutterstock Well maybe...

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Ancestor of hummingbird and swift

Ancestor of hummingbird and swift

This significant little fossil from the Early Eocene shows perfectly how swifts and hummingbirds achieved their diverse and fascinating lifestyles through adaptation of their flight, feathers and bone; Credit: ©...

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