The Lewis chessmen: Bones of contention
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View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleHerpetology: Veggies in the making
UK Only Article: standard article Issue: Exodus Fly Title: Herpetology Rubric: Scientists find island lizards evolving into herbivores Main image: ...
View ArticleWhat 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...
View ArticleSexual 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...
View ArticleParenting: The stronger sexton
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View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleEvolution: 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’...
View ArticleSea 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...
View ArticleAnimal 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...
View ArticleBiodiversity: 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...
View ArticleBiodiversity: 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...
View ArticleInvasive 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...
View ArticleWarming 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...
View ArticleAnimal 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleBird 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...
View ArticleFeral 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,...
View ArticleA 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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