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Scientists just solved one of Yellowstone’s greatest animal mysteries

For two decades, researchers have been trying to work out how a remarkable animal can survive among the scalding thermal springs of Yellowstone National Park. Now they finally know.
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"Females should prefer to mate with older males because they work harder and care less about infidelity."

Being a good father is not easy for male burrowing beetles
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"A male's penis may be all that a female has to go on when assessing the quality of her suitor."

When you can't choose your suites by sight you have to rely on other attributes
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Foraging for wild food: 10 tasty wild fruits and plants to find and eat

Discover the joy of foraging with 10 wild foods that are easy to find find and how to use them.
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From a chocolate chip sea star to a tomato frog (yes really!) here are 10 animals named after food

Evolution has produced some curious and comical-looking animals, including some that look uncannily like food! Here are some of our favourites, from a fried egg jelly fish to a chocolate chip sea star
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Why do flowers point up or down?

Botanist Phil Gates discusses the adaptations of flowering plants.
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Huge outcry as Australia shoots 700 koalas from helicopters

The cull took place following a large bush fire that destroyed thousands of hectares of habitat in Budj Bim National Park, Victoria.
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20 of the most epic wildlife photos on Earth revealed

Sun-basking leopards, battling rhinos and playful mountain gorillas all celebrated in the landmark Remembering Wildlife photo contest.
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From a 'shrewdness of apes' to a 'bloat of hippopotamuses' here are the weirdest collective nouns

Discover some of the more unusual collective nouns for different groups of animals, from ‘a bloat of hippopotamuses’ to ‘a confusion of wildebeest’.
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Birds

How to identify wildlife

Go behind the scenes of Tom Hanks’ new epic, The Americas! Plus, receive your first 6 issues for just £12 when you subscribe today

Go behind the scenes of Tom Hanks’ new epic, The Americas! Plus, receive your first 6 issues for just £12 when you subscribe today
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Plants

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