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Discover: our online magazine about the natural world
Bringing you the latest stories and answering your big questions about nature.
Check out our news, features, videos and activities on everything from dinosaurs to the planetary emergency.
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What on Earth?
Snakes: Super senses, stretchy jaws and deadly venom
Get the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about these fascinating, slithering reptiles.
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Anthropocene
California condor: Saving North America’s biggest bird
It took a controversial conservation tactic to prevent these giant vultures from going extinct.
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Science news
Penguins and albatrosses have a ‘touch sensor’ in their beak
Some seabirds might have a ‘sixth sense’ at the end of their beak, new research reveals.
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Biodiversity
What is a species, and how many species are there?
Find out the different ways scientists have of describing what species are, how they form and how many there are on Earth.