Spider galaxies spotted eating gas caught in the cosmic web
We've long thought that galaxies grew fat by devouring gas from a mesh of dark matter called the cosmic web – now we've seen it in action
Armchair fossil hunters use drone photos to find ancient bones
A citizen science project is seeking volunteers to scour photos of Kenyan rocks in a bid to reconstruct past landscapes and environments
Hawk’s invisible force shield protects hummingbird from jays
Small birds can be protected from a predator by the presence of an even bigger predator, which creates a no-go zone
Seal fur and Arctic bacteria leach toxic mercury into waters
Even pristine areas far from industrial pollution are building up surprising levels of toxic mercury –seals and Arctic lake bacteria are to blame
Zoologger: A spider that looks and smells like bird droppings
The bird-dung crab spider has taken camouflage to new levels to deter predators and help catch prey
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Brain zap to stop puking; app-designed literature; starfish-killing robot
Stone-age people were making porridge 32,000 years ago
Evidence of the earliest processing of oats by nomadic hunter-gatherers, suggests that Europeans ate cereals thousands of years before farming took off
Mental health apps let you access therapy from your smartphone
Apps that let users talk to human therapists or keep tabs on their own mental state are making therapy more accessible and affordable
Donated liposuction stem cells could heal difficult wounds
Fat-derived stem cells can heal nasty wounds associated with Crohn's disease, and could be the first mass stem cell treatment to be used in Europe
Supernova simulator recreates elements that form when stars die
What happens to the material inside a star as it collapses and dies? A device called a particle storage ring can simulate it
