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Biology

The giant lacewing found in Arkansas

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Giant insect thought extinct in eastern US found in a Walmart

A giant lacewing found clinging to the exterior of a supermarket is the first time in 50 years the species been spotted in the eastern half of the US

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Bark beetles use the smell of fungus to pick the best trees to infest

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Screenshot of livestream of bald eagles Jackie and Shadow nesting in a pine tree in California. Credit: Friends of Big Bear Valley

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Watch rare livestream of bald eagles nesting on eggs in California

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common starfish, common European seastar (Asterias rubens), at an underwater plant, view from above - Image ID: 2M0FA0C (RM)

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Marine heatwaves could wipe out all common sea stars by 2100

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Scientists finally found the clitoris on snakes 鈥� and there are two

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Daubenton's bat (Myotis daubentonii) Credit: Jens Rydell

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Bats and death metal singers use the same throat structure to growl

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Ant on a small plant

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Ants have evolved to farm plants on at least 15 separate occasions

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Erect crested penguins

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Erect-crested penguins always reject their first egg and lay another

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Five green slender pitcher plants are suspended on vines

Life

Pitcher plants use raindrop impacts to fling insects into their trap

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3 How Do We Sense Time? Mechanical brain, conceptual image. Composite image of coloured medical imagery of a human brain and skull, with cogs and gears representing concepts such as memory, time and mechanical brains. The imagery includes 3D computed tomography (CT) scans of the skull and 3D magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the brain. The scans are of a 30-year-old woman.

Mind

How do we sense time? The brain cells that order our memories

Recent studies suggest there is not one part of the brain dedicated to measuring duration, as there is for senses like taste and smell. Instead, the passage of time is tracked by a network of 鈥渢ime cells鈥�

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Mathematics

A rethink of cause and effect could help when things get complicated

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Technology

DNA computer could tell you if your drinking water is contaminated

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Humans

Babies bond better with strangers when they can smell their mother

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