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Fungi that thrive in radioactive conditions and use the pigment melanin to harvest energy are identified after black fungi were observed to have colonised the damaged Chernobyl nuclear reactor. Predictions about how many species are under threat from global warming, including one in six European mammals and many plants worldwide. Scientists in Chile are investigating mystery earthquakes – do they signify the emergence of a new volcano? How babies, too young to talk themselves, can tell when speakers switch languages simply by visual cues. Plus, the work and legacy of Dr Stanley Miller and his experiment creating building blocks of life in a test tube.