7 results for “matter”

1. Animals

   Mammals

   matter to biologists: a single lower jawbone, three tiny bones in the middle ear that evolved

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2. Animals

   Animal Migration

   matters more than anyone expected. Salmon imprint on the chemical signature of their home stream as young

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3. Animals

   The Octopus

   matters Intelligence, we used to assume, needed a backbone, a long life, a social group and parents

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4. Animals

   Whales and Dolphins

   matters Whales fertilise the oceans, bringing nutrients from the depths to the surface in their waste

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5. Animals

   Reptiles and Amphibians

   matters Reptiles and amphibians are a living record of how life moved from water to land

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6. Animals

   Sharks

   matters Sharks sit at the top of ocean food webs, and removing them has consequences all the way down

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7. Animals

   Birds

   matters Birds pollinate plants, spread seeds, eat crop pests by the billion and clean up carrion

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