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Lion eye contact

Peering into the lion’s den : The winners of the Nature Through the Lens Competition

jumping spider

Itsy bitsy spider dreamed of a water spout

neural rosette cells

Turning the spotlight on dementia with some stunning images

It isn’t always the best idea to design robots that look like us– just ask R2D2 © Getty Images

It isn’t always the best idea to design robots that look like us – just ask R2-D2

deep-sea isopod

New species of deep-sea isopod the size of an iPad discovered in Gulf of Mexico

Gene therapy may one day help us to restore hearing in the deaf, mice study finds © Getty Images

Gene therapy heals malfunctioning hair cells in the ear that cause hearing loss

Spider crabs on seafloor

Fact check: The spider crabs that gathered in Cornwall aren’t venomous

Thumbnail image for The Sandman

Sandman: Is there any evidence to suggest our dreams have meaning?

BZ4X: Was Toyota’s first fully electric car worth the wait? © Toyota

BZ4X: Was Toyota’s first fully electric car worth the wait?

Why are biscuits so addictive? © Getty Images

Why are biscuits so addictive?

Eat more fibre, even if it comes from supplements, your gut microbes will thank you © Getty Images

Our gut microbiomes aren’t getting enough fibre, but supplements can help study finds

What is the cartwheel galaxy and what can it teach us about black holes and the birth of stars? © NASA, ESA, CSA, STcI

JWST: The new Cartwheel Galaxy image shows us how stars are born

Microbes found in volcanic environments could help reveal more about life on other planets

What a mysterious green sludge discovered in lava caves tells us about life on other planets

Lactose tolerance evolved in Europeans thanks to famine and disease © Getty Images

Lactose tolerance evolved in Europeans thanks to famine and disease

Dark matter: is it time we gave up looking for it? © Getty Images

Dark matter: Is it time we gave up looking for it?