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SEEING REDS. Take a peek into the lives of the one-of-a-kind red squirrels, native to the Scottish Highlands. In autumn when food is abundant, squirrels have plenty of spare time to collect nuts one at a time in their mouth. They scrape a small hole in soft earth and bury their prize, patting the soil down on top to hide it from birds. The caching is not random: a particular place will be chosen that they can find later.
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Wetland ARCHITECTS
As the landmark River Otter Beaver Trial draws to an end, what has it taught us about the way these industrious dam builders influence the form and function of our wild places?
Elizabeth I's Unlikely Ally
She was the defiantly Protestant queen of England; he was the Catholic king of France. And yet, against the odds, the two became firm friends. And yet, against the odds, the two became firm friends. Estelle Paranque reveals how common enemies drove Henri III and Elizabeth I into one another’s affections
Innovations - Prepare Yourself For Tomorrow
Meet the robot that’s tackling Chemistry’s biggest challenges
How To Get A Good Night's Sleep
Do you often find yourself lying awake in bed, unable to drop off? Fear not, help is at hand from sleep scientist Dr Alice Gregory
How Times Change
Shops and restaurants may be slowly opening up, but we have to accept that things may not be as they were for a long time
To The Ends Of The Earth
Scientists are going to extreme lengths to find out how climate change is affecting our planet
An Ocean Of Mysteries
Earth’s biggest habitat is also the one that we know the least about. A new wave of innovators is engineering the technology that will help us find out more – here’s what they are discovering
Scarface: The Real Lion King
As the sun sets on the reign of the most famous lion ever to walk the Maasai Mara, we look back at the life of a legend – and the winds of change blowing through this iconic grassland
Can Life Exist Around A Black Hole?
Much of the recent search for extraterrestrial life has focused on hunting down planets orbiting in the so-called Goldilocks zone – an area surrounding a star that has just the right conditions for life to emerge. Now, new research suggests that such Goldilocks zones could also exist near supermassive black holes by Colin Stuart
The See-Through Zoo
Welcome to nature’s menagerie of transparency