Crabs’ sideways walk may have evolved just once

A study of 50 crab species in Japan traces the iconic sideways walk to a single ancestor, suggesting the trait drove the group’s remarkable diversity.A study of 50 crab species in Japan traces the iconic sideways walk to a single ancestor, suggesting the trait drove the group’s remarkable diversity.  

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A new study links the sun’s 11-year cycle to accelerated orbital loss, with debris falling faster once sunspot numbers near their cycle peak.A new study links the sun’s 11-year cycle to accelerated orbital loss, with debris falling faster once sunspot numbers near their cycle peak.  

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Water drops on soap bubble films act like merging galaxies

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A Greenland explorer will eat only decaying seal for a month

British chef Mike Keen will ski across Greenland eating only fermented seal. Researchers will study how the Inuit diet shapes gut health.British chef Mike Keen will ski across Greenland eating only fermented seal. Researchers will study how the Inuit diet shapes gut health.  

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Our understanding of Charles Darwin continues to evolve

Historian Janet Browne’s Darwin: A Biography lifts the curtain on the private life of Charles Darwin, one of science’s most controversial pioneers.Historian Janet Browne’s Darwin: A Biography lifts the curtain on the private life of Charles Darwin, one of science’s most controversial pioneers.  

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Astronomers may have found a record-breaking pair of black holes

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Singing mice puff up air sacs to make their sweet songs

To serenade with their high-pitched songs, singing mice inflate a throat sac — a use for air sacs seemingly unknown in any other animal.To serenade with their high-pitched songs, singing mice inflate a throat sac — a use for air sacs seemingly unknown in any other animal.  

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