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New Zealand’s iconic kiwi birds may be losing their sight

Life

New Zealand’s iconic kiwi birds may be losing their sight

Three Okarito brown kiwis living wild in New Zealand are completely blind but in good physical condition, suggesting the species is evolving to lose its sight

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Dinosaurs that seemed veggie also ate the odd bit of shellfish

Life

Dinosaurs that seemed veggie also ate the odd bit of shellfish

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The sharksucker’s modified dorsal fin allows it to clamp on to other sea creatures

Life

Robots can hitch-hike on sharks thanks to ultrastrong sucker

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Sacrificial virgin spiders let their nieces eat them alive

Life

Sacrificial virgin spiders let their nieces eat them alive

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Life

There are hardly any old fish left in the ocean – and that’s bad

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Robot made from a DNA strand could deliver cargo in your blood

Technology

Robot made from a DNA strand could deliver cargo in your blood

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platypus swimming

Life

Five mythical animals that turned out to be real

Features

Meet the vampire ant from hell with huge jaws and a metal horn

Life

Meet the vampire ant from hell with huge jaws and a metal horn

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The greater mouse-eared bat has a habit of bumping into windows

Life

Bats crash into windows because of a glitch with their 'sonar'

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‘Highwaymen’ beetles rob ants of the food in their stomachs

Life

‘Highwaymen’ beetles rob ants of the food in their stomachs

As jet ant workers carry honeydew back to their nests, beetles approach them and trick them into vomiting up the precious food

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Life

Why the ostrich is the only living animal with four kneecaps

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Life

Lizard-bot spins its coiled tail to move easily through sand

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Earth

'Mother' coral reefs are breathing life into their neighbours

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Health

How menopause and Alzheimer’s change the brain in similar ways

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