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Richard Lewontin

Humans

Richard Lewontin: Pioneering evolutionary biologist dies aged 92

Richard Lewontin was an evolutionary biologist who showed that most genetic variation is within populations rather than between “racial” groups

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Complex social lives of orcas revealed by drone observations

Life

Complex social lives of orcas revealed by drone observations

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Female seahorses cheat on their mate when they can no longer smell him

Life

Female seahorses cheat on their mate when they can no longer smell him

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The deep sea hosts twice as many shapes of fish as shallow waters

Life

The deep sea hosts twice as many shapes of fish as shallow waters

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barnacles

Technology

Underwater glue made from silk can cling to surfaces like a barnacle

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Rare video of giant squid reveals it stalks jellyfish in deep water

Life

Rare video of giant squid reveals it stalks jellyfish in deep water

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Fossil shows a shark eating a proto-squid as it ate a crustacean

Life

Fossil shows a shark eating a proto-squid as it ate a crustacean

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synthetic cells

Life

Artificial life made in lab can grow and divide like natural bacteria

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Octopus

Life

Octopuses may be able to dream and change colour when sleeping

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whitefly

Life

Plant gene has naturally crossed into insects – and helps them feed

One species of whitefly, an aphid-like insect, carries a chunk of plant DNA in its genome that protects it from some of the poisons that plants produce

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Environment

Sea turtles, sharks and king penguins swim in mysterious circles

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Definition

Molecular farming

Life

Do telomere length tests really reveal your biological age?

Features

Earth

RPS Science Photographer of the Year winners and runners up announced

Culture