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February

News

The world's largest bee 'rediscovered' after 38 years

Found in Indonesia, the bee lives inside termite mounds. 

21 February 2019

Science news

The Cambrian explosion was far shorter than we thought

The Cambrian explosion is one of the most important intervals in the history of life.

19 February 2019

News

Darwin's rabbit is revealing how the animals became immune to myxomatosis

Three separate rabbit populations all evolved immunity to the disease.

15 February 2019

Anthropocene

The world's insect populations are plummeting everywhere we look

Crashing numbers will have serious implications on our future.

12 February 2019

News

Whales and dolphins are getting stuck in fishing nets around the UK

The biggest threat to marine life in Britain isn't plastic bottles - it's fishing gear.

6 February 2019

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