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Great white shark

Life

The secrets of how sharks survived so many of Earth's mass extinctions

Vegetarianism and liking underwater volcanoes have helped sharks survive for half a billion years. But can they use their skills to cope with climate change?

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Mars rover

Space

Unique chance to confirm methane spikes – and perhaps life – on Mars

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Weird whale may be a hybrid of a narwhal mother and beluga father

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Weird whale may be a hybrid of a narwhal mother and beluga father

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How did life begin?

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How did life begin?

Blue Planet II’s Steve Simpson explores the sounds of the ocean

Blue Planet II’s Steve Simpson explores the sounds of the ocean

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mangrove forest

Environment

How climate change is hitting crab hunting in the mangroves of Brazil

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Mussaurus patagonicus

Life

Some baby dinosaurs crawled before learning to walk on two legs

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Sea otters (Enhydra lutris) are increasingly being bitten by great white sharks

Life

Sea otters are bouncing back - and into the jaws of great white sharks

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Europa

Space

A simple experiment could help find alien life on Europa

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blue sharks

Life

Underwater tests reveal sharks may be smarter than you think

Sharks may be smarter than they seem. Recent experiments reveal they have a grasp of quantity and can learn cognitive skills from other sharks

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Life

Huge mega-rafts carried dinosaur-era animals on round-the-world trips

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Life

Reef halo riddle: What's behind the mysterious rings around coral?

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Space

Prepare to jump to light speed: Inside the mission to go interstellar

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Environment

From the archives: When oil turned Alaska's coastline black

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