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An African bush elephant in Amboseli National Park, Kenya

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Wild African elephants may have domesticated themselves

African savannah elephants play, care for their young and show social behaviours associated with domestic animals, despite never being domesticated by humans

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Fetal lung tissue

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The ageing of cells may be due to errors that harm protein production

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Nanosyringes could inject drugs into specific cells in our bodies

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How hagfish slime gets its incredible clogging ability

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City life may help Darwin's finches survive bloodsucking flies

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Beetle daisy (Gorteria diffusa), Springbok, Namaqualand, South Africa - Image ID: C119J6 (RF)

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How daisies make deceptive petals that look like female flies

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The slime mould Dictyostelium discoideum is used to study the origins of multicellularity

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How did multicellular life evolve? Algae and yeast give some hints

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Killer whales off San Juan Islands

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Orcas in the North Pacific may be dying out due to inbreeding

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Dusky gregory farmerfish Stegastes nigricans

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Algae-farming fish help coral reefs bounce back from bleaching events

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A bald eagle is tested for avian flu

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Bird flu cases are expected to surge as birds migrate in coming weeks

H5N1 cases in birds are expected to rise in the coming weeks as migratory species wing their way across the planet. Veterinary epidemiologist Victoria Hall explains why this outbreak is different – and what it could mean for humans

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Orca seen foster parenting a pilot whale calf for first time

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Mice have been born from eggs derived from male cells

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Restoring the brain’s mitochondria could slow ageing and end dementia

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Weird vocal fry trick helps orcas and dolphins hunt prey in the deep

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