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Deep-sea fish lay eggs near hydrothermal vents to keep them warm

Deep-sea fish lay eggs near hydrothermal vents to keep them warm

8 February 2018

Pacific white skate lay their eggs onto the sizzling hot rocks of hydrothermal vents in the depths of the sea, possibly because the heat speeds up their development
A butcher's selling halal meat

It's time to label all meat as stunned or unstunned at slaughter

1 February 2018

One solution to concern over how animals are killed for our plates is labelling that makes this welfare distinction plain on all meat, says Danny Chambers

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