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What is making mysterious fairy circles appear in the desert?

Earth

What is making mysterious fairy circles appear in the desert?

Footsteps of gods, underground dragons or UFOs? Rachel Nuwer joins the fellowship of the rings out to solve the enigma in the grassy Namibian desert

Features

DNA is life's blueprint? No, there's far more to it than that

Life

DNA is life's blueprint? No, there's far more to it than that

CultureLab

<i>The Soul of an Octopus</i>: Getting to know an intelligent mollusc

Life

The Soul of an Octopus: Getting to know an intelligent mollusc

CultureLab

Trail-blazing ants show hints of metacognition when seeking food

Life

Trail-blazing ants show hints of metacognition when seeking food

News

Smart probiotics: Wiring friendly bacteria to take out disease

Life

Smart probiotics: Wiring friendly bacteria to take out disease

Features

Last Word

Dung addicts

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Island of wild children: Would they learn to be human?

Life

Island of wild children: Would they learn to be human?

Features

Cute but deadly: The camouflaged world of the pygmy seahorse

Life

Cute but deadly: The camouflaged world of the pygmy seahorse

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Chimps with magic stove show evolutionary capacity for cooking

Life

Chimps with magic stove show evolutionary capacity for cooking

Opinion

Sawfish is first vertebrate known to clone itself in the wild

Life

Sawfish is first vertebrate known to clone itself in the wild

Endangered fish seem to have undergone virgin births – cloning themselves in what might be a last-ditch ploy to avoid extinction

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Environment

Ancient DNA suggests dogs split from wolves 40,000 years ago

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Technology

Solar-cell thread heralds promise of wearable chargers

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Environment

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Life

Artificial DNA links up just like the real thing

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