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P olar bears have become something of an icon for the Arctic. The world’s largest land predators, they are big, they are ...

Nick Royal’s image of a male blue ground beetle ( Carabus intricatus) took the Best in Category for 'Research in Action'.

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A submarine volcano off the coast of the Pacific Northwest of the US is set to blow in 2025. Seamounts like this are providing scientists with the perfect opportunity to study the evolution of early ...