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Squid-like plant that lives mostly underground is new to science

For the first time in nearly a century, a new genus of plant has been discovered in Japan, but it looks more like a squid or an alien than a plant.Read more

A simple trick can make a dog treat a stranger as their friend

If an unfamiliar person spends 15 minutes following a dog, it tends to follow them back in a possible sign of friendship.Read more

Wasabi could help preserve ancient Egyptian papyrus artefacts

Ancient and fragile papyrus samples are at risk of being damaged by fungi, but a wasabi-based treatment can disinfect them without damage.Read more

Deadly plant kills its pollinators but nurses their young

A deadly flower kills the gnats that pollinate it but may help the insects’ offspring in return, which indicates that plant-pollinator relationships may be more complex than previously thought.Read more

Orca seen hunting great white shark in first recorded solo kill

An orca named Starboard was seen killing a great white shark and eating its liver in waters near South Africa, showing that solo orcas can take on other big predators.Read more

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