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El Niño to blame for ancient reef collapse

Ancient reef foretells the possible fate of modern coral reef ecosystems.

Meet RightingBot, the lizard inspired robot

A lizard-inspired robot has been developed; it has the ability to always land right side up.

Diabetes for bees

A bee’s sensitivity to sugar reveals her attitude to food.

Elephantnose fish don’t just have unusual noses

Scientists have found that elephantnose fish have excellent vision due to the unique structure of their retina.

Treating depression with daffodils

Wordsworth was right about these flowers.

Why do some snails float?

In the case of the snail, the eggs came first.

100 years of solitude

Lonesome George, the last remaining Pinta Island Tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra abingdoni) — who was around 100 years of age — passed away on Sunday in his enclosure in the Galapagos Islands. The giant…

Birds recognise faces

Birds living in urban habitats recognise individual human faces.

I’m watching you

Male peacocks, not just a pretty display

When male peacocks display their feathery plumage they are also having infrasonic conversations.

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