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9 September 2012 Last updated at 14:42 ET

Smart sharks pass on feeding tipsLemon shark underwater

Sharks have the ability to learn from each other's behaviour, US scientists find. BBC Nature

Cheetah runningCheetah's speed secrets revealed

A sprinting cheetah is like "a rear-wheel-drive car," say scientists who have mapped the big cat's muscle fibres. BBC Nature

Arctic sea ice in Svalbard, NorwayArctic melting at 'amazing' speed

BBC science editor David Shukman reports from Svalbard in Norway, where researchers say they are amazed by the speed at which Arctic sea ice is melting.

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Farewell and thanks for reading

12:16 UK time, Friday, 31 August 2012

This is my last entry for this page - I'm leaving the BBC to work, initially, on ocean conservation issues.

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David Shukman Article written by David Shukman David Shukman Science editor

So remote, it could pass for Mars

09:22 UK time, Thursday, 6 September 2012

Deep inside the Arctic Circle, a research base offers a fascinating glimpse of what life may be like in some future human outpost on a distant planet.

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