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Dolphins are dying from toxic chemicals banned since the 1980s

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are commonly found in the bodies of short-beaked common dolphins that get stranded on UK beaches, and are linked to the animals’ risk of infectious diseases

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Cannibal spiders have strange trick to stop their siblings eating them

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Cannibal spiders have strange trick to stop their siblings eating them

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The animals revealing why human culture isn't as special as we thought

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The animals revealing why human culture isn't as special as we thought

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Sharks aren’t silent after all

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Sharks aren’t silent after all

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US military wants to grow giant biological structures in space

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US military wants to grow giant biological structures in space

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Mummified Wolf Pup found at Last Chance Creek

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Permafrost mummies are unlocking the secrets of prehistory

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Watch a cuttlefish transform into a leaf and a coral to hunt its prey

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Watch a cuttlefish transform into a leaf and a coral to hunt its prey

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A whole new world of tiny beings challenges fundamental ideas of life

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A whole new world of tiny beings challenges fundamental ideas of life

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Salamanders fill their toes with blood before each step

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Salamanders fill their toes with blood before each step

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Gorgeous images capture coral breeding breakthrough

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Gorgeous images capture coral breeding breakthrough

Cryopreserved coral sperm could be used for future breeding programmes to restore damaged reefs

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An orchid uses a finger-like appendage to pollinate itself

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Giant isopod named after Darth Vader is a delicacy in Vietnam

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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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