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Jockeys compete in a race for purebred Arabian horses at the Liwa International Festival 2023, some 250 kilometres west of the Gulf Emirate of Abu Dhabi, on December 23, 2022. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP) (Photo by KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images)

Life

A fascinating book reveals the ancient story of horses and humans

Ludovic Orlando's Horses is an enthralling account by one of the main players, detailing how genetics has rewritten what we know about the intertwined story of horses and humans, now spanning over 4000 years

Culture

Life

Our earliest vertebrate ancestors may have had four eyes

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Life

Bird retinas work without oxygen, and now scientists know how

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Bubble feeding trick spreads through humpback whale social groups

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Why a tool-using cow could change how we see farm animals

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How fear drastically shapes ecosystems: Best ideas of the century

Environment

How fear drastically shapes ecosystems: Best ideas of the century

Features

Why non-human culture should change how we see nature

Life

Why non-human culture should change how we see nature

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Life

T. rex took 40 years to become fully grown

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Life

6 incredible new dinosaurs we discovered in 2025

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A person wearing a generic great white shark inflatable costume goes paddleboarding in the harbor. A funny playful twist on shark and human interaction.

Humans

Why do we feel the need to humanise everything, from dogs to cars?

Our tendency to anthropomorphise our pets and possessions reveals the baggage we bring to our relationship with the natural world, says Justin Gregg in his fascinating new book Human-ish

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Life

A spectacular showcase of animal pictures from 2025

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Mind

Test your brain on these mind-bending scientific riddles

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Life

Dinosaurs like Diplodocus may have been as colourful as birds

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Environment

The surprising longevity lessons from the world’s oldest animal

Features