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The most elusive whales reveal their secrets in their wakes

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The most elusive whales reveal their secrets in their wakes

We know almost nothing about the enormous beaked whales because they spend so much time deep underwater, but a new DNA technique could unmask them

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Zambia to kill 2000 hippos because they might spread anthrax

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Zambia to kill 2000 hippos because they might spread anthrax

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A picture of the experimental setup

Technology

There is only one anti-shark tool for surfers that seems to work

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In big cities even the fish are always rushing around the place

Life

In big cities even the fish are always rushing around the place

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Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs caused massive global warming

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Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs caused massive global warming

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Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives

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Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives

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Peter Diamonds and Bob Hariri

Life

Frozen placentas could be the ticket to a long and healthy life

Features

We may have got the evolution of our big brains entirely wrong

Humans

We may have got the evolution of our big brains entirely wrong

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World's most-spoken languages may have arisen in ancient Iran

Humans

World's most-spoken languages may have arisen in ancient Iran

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Half of life on Earth has vanished since we arrived on the scene

Earth

Half of life on Earth has vanished since we arrived on the scene

The biomass of living organisms on the planet has halved since human civilisation began, and humans now outweigh all wild mammals tenfold

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Chinese giant salamanders may already be virtually extinct

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Health

Can a repeat of disastrous Ebola epidemic be averted this time?

Analysis

Life

Ape ‘midwives’ spotted helping female bonobos give birth

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Earth

A third of ‘protected’ nature zones are quietly being ruined

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