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Baby pterosaurs were cute, defenceless and unable to fly

Life

Baby pterosaurs were cute, defenceless and unable to fly

Over 200 pterosaur eggs have been found at a site in China, the largest such discovery on record, and the embryos inside reveal what newly-hatched pterosaurs were like

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DNA code

Humans

A bacterium has been engineered to make 'unnatural' proteins

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pregnant woman

Life

Does it matter if my child is not genetically related to me?

Features

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Life

How changing families are affecting our children’s well-being

Features

Madagascar's lemurs close to extinction after population crash

Earth

Madagascar's lemurs close to extinction after population crash

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Strong bones may be vital for maintaining memory in old age

Health

Strong bones may be vital for maintaining memory in old age

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Birds have childhood sweethearts that they stay with as adults

Life

Birds have childhood sweethearts that they stay with as adults

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Light pollution is set to double between now and 2050

Earth

Light pollution is set to double between now and 2050

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Adelie penguins

Life

Let's hope chickless penguin colony can come back from the brink

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Health

Making your brain cells longer could help ward off Alzheimer’s

People who die with plaques and tangles in their brain but no signs of dementia may have changed the shape of connections between neurons to withstand the disease

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Life

How a tiny fly can ‘scuba dive’ in a salty and toxic lake

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Life

Venom: The show with an unsettling sting in its tale

Culture

Humans

Why the male infertility crisis could be good news for women

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Humans

Biohackers are using CRISPR on their DNA and we can't stop it

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