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cell biology

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How human eggs stay fresh for decades

In human beings, egg cells need to survive for about five decades, much longer than most other cell types – and they may achieve this unusually long lifespan by slowing down their natural cell processes

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Earth

Underwater volcanic brine pools could be home to extreme life forms

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Developing brain cells from the hippocampus growing in culture

Mind

Do we grow new brain cells as adults? The answer seems to be yes

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Life

Orcas are bringing humans gifts – what does it mean?

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Life

Orcas scrub each other clean with bits of kelp

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Coral reef

Life

How symbiosis made Earth what it is – and why it’s key to our future

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Ancient monstersaur had 'goblin-like' teeth and sheddable tail

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Ancient monstersaur had 'goblin-like' teeth and sheddable tail

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Life

Cryopreserved sea star larvae could enable vital species to recover

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Cartoon-style illustration imagines two people in the small intestine, surrounded by microbes

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The surprisingly big impact the small intestine has on your health

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First evidence of ancient birds nesting above the Arctic circle

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First evidence of ancient birds nesting above the Arctic circle

Tiny bone fragments from Alaska suggest birds started breeding and nesting in the Arctic 30 million years earlier than previously thought

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Life

Capuchin monkeys are stealing howler monkey babies in weird fad

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Life

The birds upending our idea of shared parenting

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Our cells can divide in a completely unexpected way

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Giant coral colony discovered in Red Sea tourism hotspot

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