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• VIDEO: Bay dolphins 'sent north' by noise
  Speedboats and water bikes using Cardigan Bay may be driving its famous dolphins over 100 miles north to quieter waters, experts have warned.
• Snail genes reveal human migration
  A genetic similarity between snail fossils found in Ireland and the Eastern Pyrenees suggests humans migrated from southern Europe to Ireland 8,000 years ago.
• Blue jellyfish found in rock pool
  A jellyfish usually native to the colder waters off Scotland is discovered stranded in a rock pool near Newquay.
• Birds 'show value of conservation'
  The plights of the world's threatened birds show the value of investing in conservation, according to an international report.
• Rare moth a first for Scotland
  A moth not previously recorded in Scotland is spotted in the Highlands after conservationists missed their ferry.
• Shark 'nursery' found on coral reef
  Edinburgh marine biologists discover a deep-sea shark spawning ground on Scotland's only inshore coral reef.
• Older beetles 'make better dads'
  Older male burying beetles work harder at parental care and mating than younger counterparts, a study suggests.
• 'Hoff' crab's oceanic 'road trip'
  A hairy crab named after US actor David Hasselhoff hitched a ride on an ocean "super-highway" to colonise deep sea vents in the Atlantic.
• VIDEO: Seven-spot ladybirds in decline
  The most common species of the ladybird in Britain is in decline, according to research from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.
• Cuckoos clocked using satellite tags
  Four cuckoos caught at sites in Lochalsh and Skye are fitted with satellite tags in an effort to track their migrations to Africa.
• Deep-diving mammals' secret revealed
  Study solves the mystery of one of the most extreme adaptations in the animal kingdom: how marine mammals store enough oxygen to hold their breath for up to an hour.
• Police inquiry over eagle nest claim
  Police are investigating allegations that a white-tailed eagle nest was destroyed on an estate in Angus, the BBC learns.