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The Lewis chessmen: Bones of contention

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  The Great Fall of China Fly Title:  The Lewis chessmen Main image:  20150829_bkp002.jpg Ivory Vikings: The Mystery of the...

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Caribbean resorts: Plaguing paradise

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  The Great Fall of China Fly Title:  Caribbean resorts Rubric:  Smelly piles of seaweed are ruining holidays Main...

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The Economist explains: The decline of bees

REPORTS of bee die-offs have become more frequent and more alarming in recent years. Pollen from the world's flowering plants hitches a ride most often on bees, making them an integral part of the...

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Herpetology: Veggies in the making

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Exodus Fly Title:  Herpetology Rubric:  Scientists find island lizards evolving into herbivores Main image: ...

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What is consciousness?: The hard problem

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Exodus Fly Title:  What is consciousness? Rubric:  The final brief in our series looks at the most profound scientific...

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Sexual selection: Speed-dating birds

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Backwards, comrades! Fly Title:  Sexual selection Rubric:  Choosing their own mates works best for zebra finches Main...

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Parenting: The stronger sexton

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Dirty secrets Fly Title:  Parenting Main image:  20150926_STP003_0.jpg Marry well and take good care of the kids. Sound...

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A new Galápagos tortoise: Animal taxonomy

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Reinventing the company Fly Title:  A new Galápagos tortoise Main image:  20151024_STP002_0.jpg The glory days of...

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Evolution: Greater than the sum of its parts

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  The trust machine Fly Title:  Evolution Rubric:  It is rare for a new animal species to emerge in front of scientists’...

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Sea snakes: Fangs a lot

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  The indispensable European Fly Title:  Sea snakes Rubric:  Something is lurking in California’s waters Main...

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Animal conservation: The elephants fight back

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  How to fight back Fly Title:  Animal conservation Rubric:  Remarkable progress on ivory and shark fin; none on rhino horn...

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Biodiversity: A modern ark

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  A modern ark Fly Title:  Biodiversity Rubric:  To save endangered species, move them to more congenial places Main...

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Biodiversity: In defence of invaders

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Hyperactive, yet passive Fly Title:  Biodiversity Rubric:  Most campaigns against foreign plants and animals are...

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Invasive species: Day of the triffids

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Hyperactive, yet passive Fly Title:  Invasive species Rubric:  Nobody likes an interloper. But invasive species are more...

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Warming oceans and species migration: Poleward bound

UK Only Article:  standard article Fly Title:  Warming oceans and species migration Rubric:  The fallout from climate change is often framed as a terrestrial problem, yet...

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Animal minds: Animals think, therefore…

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Star Wars, Disney and myth-making Fly Title:  Animal minds Rubric:  The inner lives of animals are hard to study. But...

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The Economist explains: Why the world’s vultures are vanishing

AFRICA is losing its vultures. Of its 11 species of the bird, 6 are at risk of extinction and 4 are critically endangered, according to a recent report by BirdLife International, a nature conservation...

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Bird navigation: Obscure truths

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Migrant men and European women Fly Title:  Bird navigation Rubric:  Air pollution seems to speed birds up, not slow them...

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Feral cats in Australia: Felicitous felicide

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Migrant men and European women Fly Title:  Feral cats in Australia Rubric:  To save the numbat and other native mammals,...

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A fossil parasitoid: Getting to the point

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Migrant men and European women Fly Title:  A fossil parasitoid Rubric:  An ancient fly whose grubs lived in other insects...

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