All animals articles
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ResearchHeavy metal proteins are the secret weapon in ant bites
Protein-rich biomaterials containing zinc, manganese, copper and bromine allow ants, crabs and scorpions to pack more punch for their size
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ResearchCase closed on decades old mystery of American bald eagle deaths
Invasive plant and cyanobacterium join up to form a deadly duo that have been killing US wildlife
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ResearchRapid test can tell human from animal blood at crime scenes
Spectroscopy combined with statistics could provide answers in hit-and-run cases
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ResearchSteroid fossilisation discovery opens new chapter in debate around oldest animal
Are the biomolecules found in 635-million-year-old rocks the earliest evidence of animal life or just plant remnants?
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ResearchSnakes swap toxic toads for fireflies but retain unique chemical defence
Defensive toxins reveal evolutionary shift in snakes’ diet
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ReviewThe Book of Humans: The Story of How We Became Us
Adam Rutherford sets out to explain what it is that sets us apart from other animals
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ReviewAdapt: how we can learn from nature’s strangest inventions
Laura Fisher reviews a tale of bio-inspired technology
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ReviewAnd then you’re dead: what really happens if you get swallowed by a whale, are shot from a cannon, or go barreling over Niagara
Katrina Krämer reviews a collection of unusual, impossible and amusing death scenarios
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PodcastFurry Logic by Martin Durrani and Liz Kalaugher – Book club
This month we discuss the physics of turtles, shrimps and, of course, cats