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Deborah Bloomfield

Want To Seduce A Cicada? Let David Attenborough Show You How

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The cicadapocalypse is now upon us, with potentially up to a trillion insects set to rise up, make a whole bunch of noise and cicada babies, and then die – all within the space of about a month. But why so noisy? That’s called seduction in Cicadaville, and it turns out we can mimic it. The […]

Newly-Discovered Exoplanet Could Be Like Earth – Or Its Evil Twin

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Two different groups of astronomers have reported the discovery of an exoplanet that might be an Earth twin, or maybe a Venus-like world. This world is a fantastic target for exploration and it might provide crucial insights into rocky planets like our own – and their habitability. The planet is called Gliese 12 b and […]

Acid Baths And Bacterial Egg Painting: How Birds Ran With Their Dinosaur Ancestry

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Birds are dinosaurs. That’s how the Natural History Museum, London kicks off its exciting new exhibition, Birds: Brilliant & Bizarre. From the very first Tyrannosaurus rex fossil dug up, through to the most peculiar adaptation of the dinosaurs’ only extant relatives, the exhibition displays the remarkable diversity of one of Earth’s most successful animal groups […]

Chernobyl’s “Wild Boar Paradox” Has Finally Been Cracked

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Chernobyl’s wild boars have been the subject of a long-standing scientific mystery. While the radioactivity of deer in the region has predictably decreased over the decades, the wild boar remained surprisingly radioactive. It turns out that these Ukrainian hogs aren’t only being irradiated from the infamous disaster of 1986, but also the atomic bomb testing […]

Textbooks Say A Wombat Can Outrun An Olympic Sprinter. Is It True?

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If you were assigning animals to sporting contests based on looks alone, you wouldn’t send a wombat to track and field. With short legs and a mighty butt, wrestling might be a more obvious choice, or perhaps weightlifting. Yet wombats can produce a surprising turn of speed. Some even propose carrots strategically placed at the […]

Alaska’s Rusting Rivers Are Turning Orange And As Acidic As Vinegar

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Dozens of rivers and streams in the far reaches of Alaska have turned from crystal clear to a rusty color, some looking “like a milky orange juice.” According to a new study, the culprit is likely to be warming temperatures causing permafrost to thaw and leak metals into the waterways.  Needless to say, the researchers […]

Microsoft’s New AI Product Sounds Like A Dystopian Nightmare

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It’s been a big couple of days for Microsoft. The company’s annual Build conference, held from May 21-23 in Seattle, has seen a slew of announcements on upcoming tech, with much of it centering on integration of AI into future devices. But there’s one announcement in particular that has already proven controversial – and might […]

Cicadapocalypse May Have Peculiar Effect On People With Tinnitus

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Trillions of cicadas are set to erupt across parts of the US this spring, bringing a deluge of high-pitched buzzing to the Midwest and the Southeast. One group of people that could be unexpectedly impacted by the so-called “cicadapocalypse” will be those with tinnitus, a condition that involves hearing an unwanted ringing, buzzing, or whooshing […]

Is The Guillotine Painful?

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Does it hurt to be executed by guillotine? Do you remain conscious after being decapitated? Unfortunately, there’s nobody with first-hand experience around to answer that question. Nevertheless, it is possible to piece together a fair amount of evidence that indicates how a last dance with the guillotine might go down. The guillotine is the iconic […]

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