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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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Birds run carefully in the rough.

Birds run carefully in the rough.

; Ostrich image; Credit: © Jim Usherwood Placing feet in the right place concerns robots and runners, and almost all bipeds and tetrapods. Here is an article of interest to...

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Our ancient ancestors couldn't digest milk

Our ancient ancestors couldn't digest milk

Iron Age forts are often the oldest visible evidence of farming communities in Europe. Then the Romans came and knocked them out! Maybe next we’ll see how the multifarious races...

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Copulation was invented by ancient fish

Copulation was invented by ancient fish

Dolphins do it, gnus do it and now even educated fish do it. We are going to have to rewrite the textbooks, ‘cos fish were supposed to wait much longer...

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Stilt break records for migration and finding water.

Stilt break records for migration and finding water.

This banded stilt sets a new target for birds. Can they smell water or suitable breeding grounds at great distances? The result of more research will be interesting and give...

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Geckos crossed the line and got bigger

Geckos crossed the line and got bigger

This giant gecko reaches 16cm in length, 32cm from head to tail, and has a useful prehensile tail for swinging in the trees. Thanks are down to Paul for getting...

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As much oxygen as you need

As much oxygen as you need

The only scuba gear needed in future could be the weights, or maybe we will be able to swim like the hawksbill? Scuba image; Credit: © Shutterstock A cobalt-based organic...

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Springtails and harvestmen, a new predator/prey story

Springtails and harvestmen, a new predator/prey story

; Harvestman image; Credit: © JEB The harvestman (Order Opiliones) is that floppy, long-legged so-called “spider” that fumbles its way over grasses, looking for all the world like a lost...

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Birds and passion, Ecuador rules in biodiversity

Birds and passion, Ecuador rules in biodiversity

The Yanacocha Reserve in Ecuador is the place to be seen, if you’re a sword-billed humming bird. Wonder how he cleans his feathers without impaling himself? Sword-bill image; Credit: ©...

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Vainglorious peacock or successful breeder?

Vainglorious peacock or successful breeder?

The magnificence makes you think he's vain, but there's a possibility that 3% of his life is dedicated to pleasing his mates! Peacock image; Credit: © Shutterstock Sexual selection has...

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