I was one of only two kids in my Singapore state school to join the gardening club. Yes, I was deeply uncool…
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A Megymenum stink bug Young Swee Ming/Shutterstock Female stink bugs have a bizarre organ that they use to cultivate a garden of…
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Red squirrels can carry bacteria that cause leprosy Karin Greevy/Shutterstock The DNA of leprosy-causing bacteria has been found in the remains of…
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In female mammals, genes on one copy of the X chromosome are usually inactivated vchal/Shutterstock Female mammals have a higher risk of…
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A bee from the genus Euglossa, also known as orchid bees Pete Carr Photography FEW insects (or even animals) hold quite as much…
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Indoor climbing walls may have high levels of rubber particles in the air fotodelux/Getty Images Climbers and workers at indoor climbing walls…
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Pied hoverflies migrate to the UK from mainland Europe Will Leo Hawkes Many species of flies migrate for hundreds or thousands of…
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Simulations of the crust of early Earth show that cycles of pressure caused by geysers or tidal forces could have generated cell-like…
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Roots of the walking palm Wagner Campelo / Alamy The following is an extract from our nature newsletter Wild Wild Life. Sign up…
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Artist’s impression showing a fast radio burst travelling from a distant host galaxy to reach Earth ESO/M. Kornmesser One of the most…