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Freeloading mites are squatting on spider webs and stealing food

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Freeloading mites are squatting on spider webs and stealing food

A newly-discovered species of mite sets up home on a spider’s web and nibbles away at any insects the spider catches – and the spider doesn’t seem to mind

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Thorny Devil (Moloch horridus) in the desert near Ayers Rock, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Australia

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Evolution’s rules mean life on Earth isn’t that varied after all

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Alexandre Aebi inspecting one of his hives in his apiary in Switzerland

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Neonicotinoid pesticides found in honey from every continent

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We just found nineteen new species of gecko in one tiny area

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We just found nineteen new species of gecko in one tiny area

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Water buffalo grazing in a Welsh marsh

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Large non-native species like donkeys can boost biodiversity

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Secret lifestyle of the dodo revealed for the first time

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Secret lifestyle of the dodo revealed for the first time

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Wiping out a population of animals might help the species

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Wiping out a population of animals might help the species

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wolf and sheep

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Farmland is in retreat. We should make the most of that

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Is our environmental future better than we thought?

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workers tilling the soil

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Bringing our soil back to life with the latest in earth science

David Montgomery's Growing a Revolution says farming can save the soil and even address climate change – can his optimism be justified?

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150-year-old zombie plants revived after excavating ghost ponds

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Climate change lets invaders beat Alpine plants in mountain race

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Talk radio puts pumas off their meals so they may kill more deer

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Beaver dams keeps streams cool and protect sensitive fish

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