No place for animals: The sad state of Egypt’s zoos
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View ArticlePining for better days in the fjords: Norway’s wolves are being hunted; its...
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View ArticlePink and imperilled: Megaprojects threaten Hong Kong’s iconic dolphins
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View ArticleCompetition between the sexes: Male and female beetles fight over penis spines
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View ArticleIn praise of pachyderms: Conserve elephants. They hold a scientific mirror up...
Print section Print Rubric: Conserving elephants is worthwhile not only for its own sake, but also because they are animals that hold a scientific mirror up to human beings Print...
View ArticleZoonotic disease: Whence new plagues?
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View ArticleOn the cusp: How whales started filtering food from the sea
Print section UK Only Article: standard article Fly Title: On the cusp Main image: 20170701_stp503.jpg ARCHAEOPTERYX, a toothy, feathered fossil found in Germany in the...
View ArticleBuzz kill: Neonicotinoids can harm some bees
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View ArticlePampered pooches at JFK: Luxury travel for your pet
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View ArticleGene drives: A promising means of pest control meets some evolutionary truths
Print section Print Rubric: A promising tool for dealing with pests and pathogens runs into an old enemy Print Headline: Resistance is inevitable Print Fly Title: Gene...
View ArticleA fishy game of tag: How species originate
Print section UK Only Article: standard article Fly Title: A fishy game of tag Main image: 20170729_stp504.jpg DESPITE its name, Darwin’s masterful explanation of the...
View ArticlePreserving rare species: A wild idea about paying for conservation
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View ArticleThe challenge of raising rats: The grasscutter shows why it is hard to stop...
Print section Print Rubric: A large rodent shows why it is hard to stop bushmeat hunting in Africa Print Headline: The challenge of raising rats Print Fly Title: ...
View ArticleBullish on bears: The giant panda is on a bit of a roll
Print section Print Rubric: The giant panda is enjoying something of a revival Print Headline: Bullish on bears Print Fly Title: Conservation UK Only Article: ...
View ArticleLapping up lapin: Venezuela’s war on cuteness
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View ArticleClean energy and ecology: Offshore wind farms will change life in the sea
Print section Print Rubric: Offshore wind farms are spreading. That will change life in the sea Print Headline: Flexing the mussels Print Fly Title: Clean energy and...
View ArticleThe human touch: Not just another film about Jane Goodall
Main image: IN 1960 Jane Goodall moved to Tanzania to study chimpanzees. She was only 26 years old; her credentials consisted of a love of animals and a secretarial qualification. The first...
View ArticleFishing and sperm whales: After years of persecution, whales are getting...
Print section Print Rubric: After years being hunted by fishermen, whales have now become the hunters Print Headline: Getting their own back Print Fly Title: Fishing and...
View ArticlePalaeontology: One species of dinosaur wore a bandit mask
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View ArticleEvolutionary biology: A bird’s alarm calls do not always come out of its beak
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