Ehsan Masood on biodiversity, slippery surfaces, drugs from ladybirds and fire.

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Ehsan Masood reports on attempts to protect biodiversity, to mimic the slippery slope of the pitcher plant, to isolate new drugs from the harlequin ladybird and to be ready for the next big wildfires.

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