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clouded leopard

The plan to reintroduce a big cat that might never have existed

13 September 2017

Ideas are afoot to return the clouded leopard to Taiwan, where it was declared extinct in 2013. Yet some say the big cat never lived there
Europa

Cassini's legacy: Where next in the search for alien life

11 September 2017

Without Cassini and its forebears we would never have guessed life may lurk in the cold outer reaches of the solar system – now we know just where to look

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