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Mistletoe’s cells are broken at a fundamental level
All complex organisms rely on tiny nodules called mitochondria to supply their cells with energy 鈥� but mistletoe鈥檚 mitochondria don鈥檛 work and yet it survives
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Earth
Ancient humans in Philippines may have given rise to 鈥榟obbits鈥�
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Environment
Identity crisis: When is a dinosaur not a dinosaur?
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Earth
Giant sea spiders sit and wait for prey to knock themselves out
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Environment
The world’s first snail orchestra makes its crunchy debut
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Environment
A fossil may rewrite the story of how plants first lived on land
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Earth
The European Union has decided to ban bee-killing pesticides
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Earth
Cute but dim quolls have been taught to stop eating toxic toads
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Humans
Horses remember if you smiled or frowned when they last saw you
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Humans
Origin of our species: Why humans were once so much more diverse
The idea that all humans evolved from a small population in East Africa turns out to be wrong. Our beginnings were far stranger and more colourful
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Environment
Blossoms: The complex secrets of spring鈥檚 simple beauty
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Earth
Almost 1500 bird species face extinction and we’re to blame
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Earth
Ants build a medieval 鈥榯orture rack鈥� to catch grasshoppers
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Earth
Oxygen may have helped complex life arise a billion years early
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