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Palaeontology: How reptilian were dinosaur eggs?

Print section Print Rubric:  How reptilian were dinosaur eggs? Print Headline:  Cracking a puzzle Print Fly Title:  Palaeontology UK Only Article:  standard article...

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A whale of a tale: Intergenerational conflict may explain the menopause

Print section Print Rubric:  Intergenerational conflict may explain loss of female fertility with age Print Headline:  A whale of a tale Print Fly Title:  The evolution of...

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Give me six!: Two strange mammals illuminate the process of natural selection

Print section UK Only Article:  standard article Fly Title:  Give me six! Main image:  20170121_stp501.jpg CONVERGENT evolution—different species arriving independently at...

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Notes from the underground: Song of the ichnologist

Print section Print Headline:  The undercover life of animals Print Fly Title:  Nature notes UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Donald Trump seeks a grand...

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In a flap: Britain’s war on seagulls

Print section Print Rubric:  Seaside towns are in a flap about the belligerent birds Print Headline:  Fighting them on the beaches Print Fly Title:  The war on seagulls UK...

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Robot bees: Plans for artificial pollinators are afoot

Print section Print Rubric:  Plans for artificial pollinators are afoot Print Headline:  Where the bee sucks Print Fly Title:  Pollination UK Only Article:  standard...

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Podcast: Babbage: Game of drones

Print section UK Only Article:  standard article Fly Title:  Podcast: Babbage Main image:  20170208_babbage_final.jpg Published:  20170209 Source:  Online...

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Podcast: Babbage: Cloning time

Print section UK Only Article:  standard article Fly Title:  Podcast: Babbage Main image:  20170218_mma903.jpg   Published:  20170214 Source: ...

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Exploring the oceans: In pictures: Pondering plankton

Print section UK Only Article:  standard article Fly Title:  Exploring the oceans All sorts of chemicals necessary to life flow over time from the land to the sea. For life to go on,...

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Epidemiology: How to use mosquitoes to combat disease

Print section Print Rubric:  How to use mosquitoes to combat disease Print Headline:  Snap! Print Fly Title:  Epidemiology UK Only Article:  standard article...

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Tasting menu: Highlights from the February 25th 2017 edition, in audio

Print section UK Only Article:  standard article Fly Title:  Tasting menu Main image:  20170225_mma906.jpg   Rubric:  This week: Indie films struggle in the...

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Lizard laboratory: The 48 uses of dragon’s blood

Print section Print Rubric:  Komodo dragons could be the source for a new generation of antibiotics Print Headline:  The 48 uses of dragon’s blood Print Fly Title:  Finding...

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Virtual reality: Dive into our latest VR piece, about corals

Main image:  LAST year The Economist launched its first virtual-reality experience, “RecoVR Mosul: A collective reconstruction”. It is a digital recreation of the Mosul Museum, and some of the...

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Caretaker of the chrysalis: Bold reformist talk at China’s parliament

Print section Print Rubric:  Bold talk conceals a much simpler economic agenda: don’t mess up Print Headline:  Caretaker of the chrysalis Print Fly Title:  The national...

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Climate refugees: How Alaska is coping with global warming

Print section Print Rubric:  Move species to protect them from climate change, argues one scientist Print Headline:  Climate refugees Print Fly Title:  Biology in Alaska UK...

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A prickly business: Obituary: Adrian Coles died on March 23rd

Print section Print Rubric:  Major Adrian Coles, champion of Britain’s hedgehogs, died on March 23rd, aged 86 Print Headline:  A prickly business Print Fly Title:  Adrian...

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Banyan: What the trials of migratory birds say about Asia’s development

Print section Print Rubric:  Spare a thought for Asia’s 50m migrating waterbirds Print Headline:  Canaries in the coal fumes Print Fly Title:  Banyan UK Only...

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Moth-eaten: Plastic-eating caterpillars could save the planet

Print section Print Rubric:  Could caterpillars save the planet from plastic waste? Print Headline:  Moth-eaten Print Fly Title:  Waste disposal UK Only Article: ...

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Babbage: Podcast: When cars fly

Print section UK Only Article:  standard article Fly Title:  Babbage Main image:  20170429_mma903.jpg Published:  20170426 Enabled

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The Economist explains: The impact of climate change on the Great Barrier Reef

Main image:  THE Great Barrier Reef stretches some 2,300 km down Australia’s north-east coast, covering an area the size of Italy. It is home to about 600 types of coral and 1,625 species of...

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