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Mitochondria in a cell

Humans

Some rare fathers pass on an extra kind of DNA to their children

Most of us get the structures in our cells that make energy only from our mothers, but three families have been found that break this rule of inheritance

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ants

Life

Sick ants stay clear of their co-workers to stop disease spreading

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Monica Gagliano

Life

To truly blossom, science requires some unorthodox thinkers

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Monica Gagliano

Life

Smarty plants: They can learn, adapt and remember without brains

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37 trillion pieces of you: The plan to map the entire human body

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37 trillion pieces of you: The plan to map the entire human body

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Judith Mank: Why do we have sex?

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Judith Mank: Why do we have sex?

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collagen molecule

Life

Life may have begun with cells made wholly from simple proteins

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Dynasties review: Attenborough’s latest special focuses on real drama

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Dynasties review: Attenborough’s latest special focuses on real drama

Culture

Venki Ramakrishnan: The giant gene-translating machine

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Venki Ramakrishnan: The giant gene-translating machine

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A cargo ship

Environment

Humpback whales stop singing when cargo ships make a lot of noise

Male humpback whales often sing during mating season, but recordings from the Pacific suggest noise pollution from cargo ships is making them sing less

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Life

Old honeybees make a drumming sound to get young slackers working

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Life

Mantis shrimps punch with the force of a bullet - and now we know how

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Life

2019 Breakthrough Prize winners set to receive share in $22 million

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Health

Human placenta stem cells help people recover from hip surgery

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