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11 November 2024

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12 August 2022

Butterflies just love ants ---.

12 September 2018

First known manta ray nursery in Florida and new species news!

20 June 2018

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Turtle hatchlings as robots?

featured Turtle hatchlings as robots?

Sea Turtle Hatchling image; Credit: © Shutterstock As they flop down the beach the young turtle just leaving its egg doesn't look very efficient. It has to evade all those...

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Who settled the Americas first?

Who settled the Americas first?

These Mayan hieroglyphics are relatively modern representations of what must have been a cultural activity that stretched back in many South American roots - Hieroglyphics image; Credit: © Shutterstock Who...

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Reflections on keeping you cool

Reflections on keeping you cool

This is a mirage, but this research in ,"Nano Letters" on cooling can make this real for many people, as a mirror for the sun's heat; Stop Violence Against Women;...

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Ants can save millions from earthquakes

Ants can save millions from earthquakes

A mass of formica polyctena workers pile outside their great nest. Could there be an earth tremor on the way? - Formica polyctena ants image; Credit: © Shutterstock When California...

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Tyrannosaur that Swam in the Shallow End

Tyrannosaur that Swam in the Shallow End

Here is an idea of how somebody could have pictured a fleeing tyrannosaur as he emerged from the river after wading and swimming in pursuit of whatever species aroused his...

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Surfing by tortoises

Surfing by tortoises

The familiar, former garden-tortoise of Europe is no longer collected in the wild, as its population almost disappeared in Greece and Turkey; Tortoise image; Credit: © Shutterstock Genetic surfing that...

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The Neander Valley has a lot to answer for!

The Neander Valley has a lot to answer for!

OK, own up! Was it you who drew it Jimmy? Or you, Neander? - Cave Painting Image; Credit: © Shutterstock Homo neandertalensis and Homo sapiens are similar in their brain-case...

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Butterflies Blown Away in the Baltic

Butterflies Blown Away in the Baltic

Named after the 17th century entomologist, the eccentric Lady Glanville. It is highly endangered through much of its European range, especially in the UK; Credit: © Thomas Delahaye The Granville...

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Ants are good at crowd control!

Ants are good at crowd control!

The individual Lasius niger worker tugs vegetation to its nest. This is when "recruitment" occurs - Worker Ant Image; Credit: © Shutterstock "Go to the ant," is the instruction. But...

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