Rare pink grasshopper spotted by experts – but it has one fatal flaw

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Rare pink colour could make the individual stand out to predators, expert says

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Iron-based catalyst found to enhance efficiency of alternate, more sustainable reaction

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Findings highlight diversity of sexual behaviours exhibited by primates

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Change in diet shown to have ‘targeted effect’ on a type of heart disease that otherwise typically has poor outcomes for patients

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Scientists hail ‘very exciting’ findings that explain why Alzheimer’s patients forget their loved ones, and say drugs are already available that could one day prevent this kind of memory loss

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Minerals formed during large-scale meteorite impacts may explain strange magnetism on lunar soil

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Researchers suggest all diabetes patients on weight-loss drugs should be regularly screened and monitored for potential eye complications

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