Environment
Bioluminescent termite mounds lure insects to their death
Firefly larvae colonise abandoned termite mounds in Brazil and glow green at night to lure prey
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Health
In search of a treatment for a devastating genetic disease
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Feedback: Help us design our very scientific pub crawl
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Stirring up trouble
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Playing for time
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Lead astray
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Life
Meticulous engravings that gave first glimpse of the invisible
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Feedback: Magnetic monopoles for toddlers
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Spider shroud
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Rock and hole
While holidaying on the Greek island of Paxos, I came upon a pebble beach where many of the stones had apparently been "engraved" by some type of creature. This example (see photo above) is roughly 50 by 60 millimetres, but the same sort of pattern was also present on much larger stones. What type of creature made these, and how and why?
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Secret stash
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Running battle
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In need of a fix
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Technology
The spongy fuel that’s made from trees
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