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Gripped by the cycle of life

A drone captured a raw encounter in northwest China's Qinghai Province when a snow leopard and a blue sheep crossed paths on a mountainside. Footage shows the leopard launching a surprise attack, clamping onto the sheep's neck and dragging it across 50 meters of steep, rocky terrain as the poor prey struggles to break free. With pure survival instinct taking over, the blue sheep proves itself to be a skillful escape artist, wiggling out of the apex predator's grip by using the ridges and gullies of the landscape to its advantage. From the fight for life to the evolution of life, in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region a newly discovered species of fish offers fresh clues into how life adapts in high-altitude environments. Finally, we take a dive into the mysteries of our home planet. New research reveals that water stored in the deep mantle helped make Earth habitable.

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