Why Female Praying Mantises Devour Their Partners During Sex
A fascinating new study shows this sacrifice is actually giving the males a distinct reproductive advantage.
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A fascinating new study shows this sacrifice is actually giving the males a distinct reproductive advantage.
After decades of scrutinising Jupiter’s swirling cloud tops and glowering red eye from afar, we’re finally going to pull back the curtain and learn what lies beneath.
The specimens still contain feather arrangements and traces of soft tissue, providing an unprecedented glimpse into the past.
Yo-yo tricks are already a miracle of physics. But Ben Conde specialises in a type of yo-yo with an unattached string, and does things that defy all logic. But there’s one sneaky feature that makes these contraptions work. See more >>
Will Burrard-Lucas likes to photograph unsuspecting African animals with strategically placed camera traps. For his latest project, the wildlife photographer sought to capture images of nocturnal animals as they conduct their affairs at night, and the results are spectacular. See more >>
In the depths of a British winter the results of this latest study may be difficult to believe.
Steve Mould has discovered a liquid that laughs at gravity and other forces that govern our universe: polyethylene oxide.
Today, NASA successfully fired-up a 77-tonne rocket boosters by lighting it up at full power—all while never leaving the ground.
The discovery shows that smartphones are literally altering the way our minds work.
To figure out if humanity has truly become a geologic force of nature, we need to be sure that our traces will persist long after we’re gone.
British researchers uncovered the massive gas reserve in Tanzania and, once high-pitched voices wore off, returned their pivotal findings.
We thought we’d draw your attention to an under-appreciated group of sharks whose secret lives are now being revealed thanks to the wonders of satellite technology.
The discovery adds further fuel for the theory that water found its way to Earth on the backs of asteroids.
New findings from NASA’s Curiosity Rover provide evidence that significant amounts of oxygen once permeated the atmosphere of ancient Mars.
This picture shows something rather strange happening in Jupiter's atmosphere. Read More >>
When you think “peatland,” you probably picture water, or mosquitoes, or creepily preserved human artefacts. What most of us don’t consider are catastrophic wildfires—but that’s precisely what scientists are now worried about .
