Megatsunami 170 metres high once smashed into Cape Verde
Evidence of a sudden collapse of Fogo volcano 73,000 years ago and a massive tsunami raises concern that such freak events are more frequent than thought
Plant tricks dung beetles by making its seeds look like dung
Proof that plants are sometimes smarter than animals is seen with seeds that mimic antelope droppings in looks and smell, ensuring their dispersal
Volcanoes plus asteroid might have finished off dinosaurs
Some 66 million years ago, the seismic energy from the Chicxulub impact may have set off dramatic lava flows from the Deccan traps, dooming the dinosaurs
Zoologger: DJ frogs sing like birds and mix new tunes on the hop
Tiny green-blooded vocalists croon among the forest vegetation on humid monsoon nights, composing a new melody every time they sing
Neutrino detectors could keep discreet tabs on nuclear reactors
When a country such as Iran is wary of nuclear inspections, an experimental detector could help ensure that its reactors are not making plutonium for weapon
Foam heart could pump inside you just like the real thing
Researchers building soft robots out of flexible plastic and powered by air have now created a pumping artificial heart
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Giraffe necks, driverless taxis, Safe Harbour, and more
Budget NASA missions will head for asteroids or hellish Venus
Targets for a 2020 space mission include our hellishly hot neighbour or a heavy metal asteroid called Psyche
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tweets betray your income; google not "not evil" any more; noodles make muscle
Wildlife is thriving around Chernobyl since the people left
Largest survey yet of wildlife around the reactor shows that animals are flourishing despite lingering radiation from the 1986 explosion
