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Discover: our online magazine about the natural world
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The real cast of The Little Mermaid
Meet the creatures that really are part of your world.
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Science news
Bivalves were slow starters during the Cambrian explosion
The bivalves appear to have been left behind in history’s biggest ever burst of evolution.
31 May 2023 -
News
Imports of ivory from hippos and killer whales to be banned in the UK
Five species are set to receive greater legal protection under a new extension to the UK’s ivory ban.
31 May 2023 -
News
Oldest evidence of plague in Britain is over 4,000 years old
New research reveals that Yersinia pestis was widespread across Europe during the Bronze Age, thousands of years before the Black Death.
30 May 2023