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Immortal jellyfish, and a few similar species, are said to be immortal. But how true is this claim? Dr Helen Scales explains.
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Stretching across a dramatic 12-kilometre landscape, this vibrant and densely populated community operates with the ...
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The barking owl is a striking-looking hunter found in Australia’s woodlands. Compact, powerful and yellow-eyed, it spends the ...
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From a distance, their large fins might look like that of a shark slicing through the water but get closer and you can’t ...