Life
Venus flytrap can count prey’s steps to dissolve them alive
When an insect lands on a flytrap, the plant counts the number of times it is touched to trigger different stages of digestion
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Environment
Meet the aquatic monkey with a love of diving and swimming
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Mind
Footage of first Parkinson’s treatments found after 50 years
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Health
How giant viruses could rewrite the story of life on Earth
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Environment
Meet the animals that are defying odds by escaping extinction
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Environment
Your home is a jungle inhabited by 100 different species
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Humans
How to master your habits and take control of your life
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Life
The Society of Genes: Time for a subtler picture of evolution
Culture
Male spiders lure aggressive females with peek-a-boo paddle game
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Your gut’s trick for controlling the bacteria that live in it
How do our bodies stop gut bacteria from taking over? The first evidence shows our cells send small molecules in to interfere with their genes
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Life
Shark virgin births seen in two generations for the first time
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Environment
Male spiders lure aggressive females with peek-a-boo paddle game
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Environment
Moonlight helps plankton escape predators during Arctic winters
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Health
Busting the baby brain myth: Why motherhood makes minds sharper
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