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SpaceX Catches Starship Rocket Booster for the First Time Ever as it Returns to Earth After Launch

11 November 2024

Environmental solutions from the amazing world of fantastic fungi

12 August 2022

Butterflies just love ants ---.

12 September 2018

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

20 June 2018

Models and mimics are marvels in SE Asia

02 May 2018

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Tree Frogs and their adhesive addiction!

featured Tree Frogs and their adhesive addiction!

Credit: © Thomas Endlein The tree frog, like the gecko requires extraordinary adhesion from its toes. With long legs and a sprawling climbing gait, the animal can even negotiate an...

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How mammals got so big

How mammals got so big

The Brontotherium from the late Eocene is the ancestor of some perissodactyls, which means it could have links to horses and tapirs. Despite its large size (16 feet or 5...

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Human brain and body mass

Human brain and body mass

"HEY, where's the chef"(uttered in early hominin-speak) - Primordial man Image; Credit: © Shutterstock We have relatives and ancestors who have to eat so much raw food in a day...

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Cretacean murder mystery solved, or is it?

Cretacean murder mystery solved, or is it?

It was 97-110 million years ago, that this juvenile social spider attacked a parasitic wasp in its web, and then... The amber colour is actual amber which preserves this unique...

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Masculin-feminin!

Masculin-feminin!

Man and woman image; Credit: © Shutterstock Our genes wander. Most spend half their time in women and half in men. The pressure they come under is huge. Selection for...

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Curiosity gets the better of us

Curiosity gets the better of us

The current research on Mars is dedicated to discovering evidence of life there. The Mars Curiosity rover is regularly now discovering features of rivers and lakes that flowed vigorously on...

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Novel Photography from The Barrier Reef

Novel Photography from The Barrier Reef

Great Barrier Reef - Google World Wonders Project; Credit: © Google The Caitlin Seaview Survey is a large scientific survey of most reefs in the ocean. Using the data and...

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'Orca-saurs' used to rule the Atlantic as orcas do now

'Orca-saurs' used to rule the Atlantic as orcas do now

The Crocodilomorph, Dakosaurus maximus; Credit: © PLoS ONE/doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0044985.g002 The whale-like reptiles have been recognised by several generations of fossil hunters as parallel to our modern mammals. Now we have at...

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