Life
Axolotls seem to pause their biological clocks and stop ageing
In most vertebrates, a pattern of chemical marks on the genome is a reliable indicator of age, but in axolotls this clock seems to stop after the first four years of life
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Forests became less diverse when ancient people started herding pigs
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Giant rats trained to sniff out illegal wildlife trade
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Air jacket helps ‘scuba-diving’ lizards stay underwater for longer
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Tiny chameleon spotted by tourists in Madagascar is new to science
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Cats have brain activity recorded with the help of crocheted hats
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Technology
How Star Trek-style replicators could lead to a food revolution
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Is life better as a dog? A philosopher investigates
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Ants change the way they build nests to stop diseases spreading
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Endangered wombat’s rare encounter with echidna caught on camera
A camera trap at an Australian nature refuge has captured a boisterous interaction between a northern hairy-nosed wombat and an echidna
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Sharks leap out of the water more often than you might think
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Bat die-off led to more insecticide use and more infant deaths in US
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Wild bees have found a surprising place to nest in cities
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Pregnant shark that disappeared may have been eaten by another shark
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