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Crabs and lobsters on a beach

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Crab deaths on UK coast may be caused by unknown disease, finds report

A scientific committee has ruled out chemical poisoning and algae as explanations for the deaths of crustaceans in north-east England, saying a new disease is the most likely cause

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Screenshot of livestream of bald eagles Jackie and Shadow nesting in a pine tree in California. Credit: Friends of Big Bear Valley

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Watch rare livestream of bald eagles nesting on eggs in California

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common starfish, common European seastar (Asterias rubens), at an underwater plant, view from above - Image ID: 2M0FA0C (RM)

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Marine heatwaves could wipe out all common sea stars by 2100

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Frontal side view of the head of a juvenile Carpet-, or Diamond python, a species occurring throughout most of Australia; Shutterstock ID 696146398; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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Scientists finally found the clitoris on snakes – and there are two

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Pair of vaquita sighted during 2008 survey in Gulf of California

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Mexico’s latest plan to save endangered vaquitas could backfire

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Daubenton's bat (Myotis daubentonii) Credit: Jens Rydell

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Bats and death metal singers use the same throat structure to growl

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Cymatioa cooki

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Tiny clam that was thought to be extinct found alive

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Ant on a small plant

Life

Ants have evolved to farm plants on at least 15 separate occasions

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Erect crested penguins

Life

Erect-crested penguins always reject their first egg and lay another

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Scar marks across the seabed indicate scallop dredging continues legally inside the protected area

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Dredging in crucial habitat sparks row over UK marine protected areas

Footage showing protected Scottish waters raked clean by scallop dredgers shows that marine protected areas are "paper parks", say campaigners

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Life

Self-replicating protein factories are a step towards artificial life

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Life

Ancient megalodon shark could eat a whale in just a few bites

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Life

Sponges can ‘sneeze’ and other sea creatures eat their mucus

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Life

Pitcher plants use raindrop impacts to fling insects into their trap

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