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Genetically engineered gut bacterium could protect bees from parasite
The fungal parasite Nosema is deadly to honeybee colonies and evolving resistance to fungicides, but engineered bacteria may help bees resist infection
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Life-extending parasite makes ants live at least three times longer
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Octopuses edit their own genetic code to adapt to colder water
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An Atlas of Endangered Animals review: Great stories to prompt action
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Crocodiles can reproduce without males 鈥� and maybe dinosaurs could too
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One-off injection may provide lifetime contraception for female cats
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Whale shark seen bottom feeding for the first time
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Monkeys in Japan lost tooth enamel when their forest was destroyed
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Migrating bats use Earth鈥檚 magnetic field to navigate in the dark
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How to avoid deer fly bites, according to science
An experiment with a sticky fly trap in a Canadian forest suggests you will get more deer fly bites if you walk around than if you sit still
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See the Hunterian Museum’s weird and wonderful anatomical curiosities
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Seagulls choose their meals based on what people nearby are eating
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Bat guano has been sculpting caves in Brazil for thousands of years
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Hundreds of species new to science discovered in South-East Asia
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