51动漫

Catapulting spiders avoid being cannibalized by their mates

Spider avoids being eaten after sex by launching itself away at 88cm/s

Male orb-weaving spiders take a life-saving approach when it comes to reproduction

An older couple kissing

Health

A third of people aged over 70 are sexually active, survey reveals

Coal power station

Environment

We can now tell how much CO2 in the air is due to fossil fuel burning

sandy the dingo

Life

Dingo genome suggests Australian icon not descended from domestic dogs

UK Education Secretary, Nadhim Zahawi recently announced a new natural history GCSE

Nadhim Zahawi: Inspiring future David Attenboroughs through education

Bear Grylls discussing new GCSE

Bear Grylls discusses new natural history GCSE: ‘Education needs this’

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Health

Covid-19 vaccines don’t affect success of fresh embryo transfer IVF

Parents arguing

Mind

You might avoid divisive products if your parents argued as a child

Looted desk

Technology

Plan for microbes to eat Chernobyl’s nuclear waste may be ruined

road sign

Humans

Traffic accident statistics on signs may actually cause more crashes

The number of crashes on Texan roads increased when electronic signs were used to display driving fatality figures

Technology

Tiny axles and rotors made of protein could drive molecular machines

Breaking the News exhibition shows Edward Snowden’s smashed drives

Robotic limbs controlled by electrostatic brakes are more efficient

Life

Dog hair hormone levels can tell us how stressful shelters are