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We are gambling with the only world we have, say researchers.
As the crabs die, they release a signal attracting other crabs causing a gruesome chain reaction.
The meteorite formed as our solar system was being born.
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There is a warning of 'untold suffering' unless we act now.
Female specimens are under represented in collections.
Analysis of centipede venom reveals a huge difference between the groups.
An ancient swamp full of fossils from extinct animals was discovered in Mauritius.
Dugongs help fight climate change by protecting seagrass meadows.
A new species of stegosaurian dinosaur, Adratiklit boulahfa, has been described.
A usually inaccessible dinosaur will be available to researchers around the world.
Wherever humans have gone, pigs have followed.
How did potatoes come to Europe and how did they adapt to a new environment?
Discover more about some iconic Neanderthal skulls.
What can we learn from scanning snakes?
Past global warming events took place 183 million years ago.
To meet UK electric car targets for 2050, we would need just under twice the current annual world cobalt production.
Both penguin and seal DNA could be identified from within sponges.
Anthropocene
Northern elephant seals once teetered on the brink of extinction. Now they are bouncing back.
It is illegal to harm beavers or destroy their lodges and dams.
British wildlife
Just how much of a threat is the harlequin to the UK’s native ladybirds?
The introduction of farming across the world changed the course of human history.
It has the highest density of plastic in the world.
It is the oldest quadrupedal whale from the Americas.
Found in Indonesia, the bee lives inside termite mounds.
The Cambrian explosion is one of the most important intervals in the history of life.
Three separate rabbit populations all evolved immunity to the disease.
Crashing numbers will have serious implications on our future.
The biggest threat to marine life in Britain isn't plastic bottles - it's fishing gear.
The new amoeba species is the earliest of its kind ever discovered.
More grey seal pups are being born on British coastlines than ever.
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