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An orchid uses a finger-like appendage to pollinate itself

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An orchid uses a finger-like appendage to pollinate itself

More than 130 years after a fungus-eating orchid species was discovered, the purpose of its mysterious appendage has been revealed

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Giant isopod named after Darth Vader is a delicacy in Vietnam

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Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes fosteri) colony with chicks, age 9-12 weeks, Antarctica. Bookplate.

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We thought we knew emperor penguins – robots are proving us wrong

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Dolphins may use their teeth to hear underwater

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Whales may hone their singing skills by practising out of season

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A farmer checking the quality of sugar cane plants

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Genetic tweak to three key crops massively boosts their growth

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The bizarre story of a rodent utopia that predicted doom for humanity

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The bizarre story of a rodent utopia that predicted doom for humanity

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The extraordinary ways species control their own evolutionary fate

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The extraordinary ways species control their own evolutionary fate

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New forms of animals made by fusing several comb jellies together

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Orcas have begun wearing salmon hats again – and we may soon know why

About 40 years ago, researchers noticed a population of orcas had begun swimming around with dead fish on their heads, and now the craze is back

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Worm-like fossil is the oldest ancestor of spiders and crustaceans

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Brainwave experiment shows minke whales have ultrasonic hearing

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Heart-shaped mollusc has windows that work like fibre optics

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World’s largest coral is 300 years old and was discovered by accident

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