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  1. Climate

    A thousands-year-old log demonstrates how burying wood can fight climate change

    Burying wood can store carbon for thousands of years, according to an analysis of an ancient log unearthed in Canada.

    By Jonathan Lambert
  2. Archaeology

    The world’s oldest cheese is now revealing some of its secrets

    A DNA analysis of the kefir cheese, first found about 20 years ago on 3,600-year-old mummies in China, confirms its age and pinpoints its origins.

    By Sophie Hartley
  3. Animals

    This fish has legs — and it uses them for more than just walking

    Some sea robins have taste buds on their six crablike legs that help the fish ferret out prey buried in sand as they walk.