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Squid or swallow: the sexual tastes of a cephalopod
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
Female squids will eat sperm in order to provide nutrients for their unfertilised eggs, researchers have found. Ben Wegener reports.  
Explainer: what is a virtual private network (VPN)?
Sunday, 16 June 2013
A virtual private network is a way to exist in more than one place at the same time. Mark A Gregory explains how they work.
Explainer: why does female fertility decline?
Friday, 14 June 2013
By 40 a woman's chance of becoming pregnant has halved. But why does female fertility decline and not men's? Melanie McDowall explains.
Explainer: how much carbon can the world’s forests absorb?
Wednesday, 12 June 2013
If we stopped cutting them down, the world's forests could be an extremely powerful tool for slowing climate change, writes Peter Reich.
You’ve had an out-of-body experience, but what kind?
Monday, 10 June 2013
Not all out-of-body experiences are the same. Alexander De Foe explains.
Influenza vaccine for 2013: who, what, why and when?
Monday, 10 June 2013
Who should get the flu vaccine this year? Ian Barr explains.
Meat vs veg: how does a vegetarian diet stack up?
Sunday, 09 June 2013
Vegetarians are 12% less likely to die young than meat eaters, new research shows. So is meat-free healthier? Surinder Baines explains.
Explainer: why do women go through menopause?
Saturday, 08 June 2013
Why do women undergo menopause? Dyani Lewis explains.
Death traps: how carnivorous plants catch their prey
Thursday, 06 June 2013
Carnivorous plants have evolved five trapping mechanisms and in this article Michael Mathierson explains how they work.
Do chimps and bonobos go ape when risk goes wrong?
Thursday, 06 June 2013
How do chimpanzees differ from bonobos? Carla Litchfield explains in this article based in a paper that delve animal cognition.

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