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A stream running through a grassland with a beaver dam across it

Earth

Beaver dams keeps streams cool and protect sensitive fish

We used to think that beaver dams warmed up stream waters as felling trees to build them reduces shade. Now it seems the opposite might be true

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A dusky rabbitfish

Life

Tiny invasive sea creatures hitch a ride in rabbitfish guts

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A stuffed thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger

Life

Odds that Tasmanian tigers are still alive are 1 in 1.6 trillion

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Cleaner fish that keep farmed salmon healthy at risk of wipe-out

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Cleaner fish that keep farmed salmon healthy at risk of wipe-out

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Spiders eat more prey than humans

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Spiders eat twice as much animal prey as humans do in a year

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Woolly mammoth

Life

Can we grow woolly mammoths in the lab? George Church hopes so

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Boat on dried-up lake floor

Life

Massive lake drained for hydropower leaves dry bed and no fish

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Some of the turfwinkle snails in their natural habitat

Earth

Ocean acidification may be good for thriving marine snails

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A close-up of a group of ants and larvae

Life

Harvester ants farm by planting seeds to eat once they germinate

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David Goodall

Humans

Australia’s oldest working scientist speaks about his life

At 102, David Goodall has just won his battle to continue working on campus at Australia's Edith Cowan University. He reveals his secret to a long working life

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Earth

Baby turtles leave behind fleeting oases on beach dune deserts

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Life

New Zealand is the first country to wipe out invasive butterfly

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Life

Hundreds of deep-sea vents found spewing methane off US coast

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Life

Whales’ dung is the real reason we need to stop hunting them

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