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‘Fluffy’ crab that wears a sponge as a hat discovered in Western Australia

Family found a Lamarckdromia beagle specimen washed up on the beach in Denmark in southern WA

The Guardian - AU

The sperm evolutionary arms race

Ongoing research elaborates the incredible lengths male animals (and men) will go to ensure that sperm meets egg

Salon

Letters: secret, broken family courts betrayed me and my child

Children and protective parents are being let down by a system in which pseudo-science holds sway

The Guardian - UK

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Revenge of the Earthworms

A gardener’s best friend? Think again. How invasive earthworms are wreaking havoc on our ecosystems

The Walrus

No talent required in the new and lucrative era of the gentleman amateur

Pierce Brosnan and Robbie Williams are modern-day dabblers gaining undue attention

The Guardian - UK

Animal magic: why intelligence isn’t just for humans

Meet the footballing bees, optimistic pigs and alien-like octopuses that are shaking up how we think about minds

The Guardian - UK

Darwin Island Fury: Luxury Hotel On Galapagos Isle Will Destroy Wildlife Say Experts

A plan to build a luxury tourist resort on the first Galapagos Island seen by Charles Darwin has infuriated conservationists and residents.

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How to make your lawn wildlife friendly all year round – tips from an ecologist

Alongside the worrying current fad for plastic grass, a growing number of people are choosing to let their lawns grow wild in order to encourage a more diverse range of plants and insects to live in them.

The Conversation

Animals evolving four times faster than humans, study claims

Scientists have analysed genetic variations in 19 different wild animal groups to discover how animals have been evolving throughout the years - and discovered they're evolving at a much faster rate than previously thought

Daily Mirror

Why do we want what we like? New evidence from bee brains offers clues

What makes us want things we like? We know things that offer potential rewards, including food, sex, addictive drugs, and even certain artworks, can inspire desire in us – but why?

The Conversation

Ten properties ideal for a weekend away

The locations would be ideal for a mini-moon or romantic getaway, as well as a last-minute break

Wales Online

Here's how we proved that tropical birds are more colourful – and why colour helps them survive

For many of us, the tropics conjure up thoughts of lush vegetation teaming with vibrant and strikingly colourful birds, insects and other creatures.

The Conversation

2 Darwin notebooks missing for 20 years returned to UK library

It’s a positive note.

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'Stolen' Charles Darwin notebooks mysteriously return to library 22 years later

The books, valued at £10million by a world famous art crime investigator, were returned to Cambridge University in a pink bag with a 'Happy Easter' message 22 years after they were last seen

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Charles Darwin 'tree of life' notebooks returned to library 20 years after disappearing

The notebooks were written in 1837 and disappeared from Cambridge University library in 2000 after being taken out for a photo shoot. Now, they have been mysteriously returned

ABC News

Missing Charles Darwin notebooks returned to Cambridge University Library 22 years after disappearing

Two notebooks that contain the origins of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution have been mysteriously returned to Cambridge University's library, more than 20 years after they were reported missing.

The Independent UK

Darwin notebooks missing for 20 years returned to Cambridge

Two of naturalist Charles Darwin’s notebooks that were reported stolen from Cambridge University have been returned, two decades after they disappeared

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Zelenskiy warns of worse atrocities yet to be uncovered in Ukraine

Ukraine’s president prepares to address UN security council but casts doubt on meeting Putin. Plus, why it’s over for fossil fuels

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Edinburgh Live

The rare Darwin specimen at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh shown on Antiques Roadshow

The episode also features a stunning set of traditional Highland dress that was once worn by a Highland chieftain

Inverse

163 years later, new research challenges Darwin's most famous theory about sex

Do Charles Darwin’s ideas on sexual selection hold up today? The biologist was very much of his time, which meant it may have shaped his understanding of evolutionary biology.

The Canberra Times

'It has to be it!': Solving a long-running local art mystery

Knowing this column's penchant for a good mystery, Frank Bergersen invited me to accompany him on a mission to solve a long-standing local art conundrum

Inverse

147 years after Darwin, flesh-eating plants still have scientists stumped

Carnivorous plants fascinate as much now as when their gruesome diet was first discovered. Molecular biology is helping botanists trace the origins of their predatory ways.

The Conversation

150 years ago, Charles Darwin wrote about how expressions evolved – pre-empting modern psychology by a century

Was Charles Darwin a one-hit wonder? According to scientists who take a gene’s-eye view of evolution, the 19th-century English naturalist contributed one crucial idea to understanding how species change: natural selection, or “design without a designer”.

The Conversation

Fig wasp sex ratios show that not all of nature is by design

In his 1859 book, On the Origin of Species, British naturalist Charles Darwin put forward his theory of natural selection. This, he argued, was the mechanism of biological evolution: like an animal or plant breeder selects for certain characteristics, individuals with better survival ability leave more offspring. In this way…

The Independent UK

Did Victorian sexism influence Darwin’s theory of evolution?

A new paper suggests Charles Darwin’s patriarchal worldview led him to dismiss female agency and mate choice in humans. Do his ideas, Matthew Wills asks, still hold up today?

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