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Insects beware! This west coast plant wants to eat you

Posted: 09 Aug 2021 01:27 PM PDT

The delicate stalk and pretty white flowers of Triantha occidentalis may seem like the perfect place to perch if you're an insect, but get trapped in its sticky hairs and it will suck the nutrients from your dead corpse.

Microbes turn back the clock as research discovers their potential to reverse aging in the brain

Posted: 09 Aug 2021 09:22 AM PDT

Research introduces a novel approach to reverse aspects of aging-related deterioration in the brain and cognitive function via the microbes in the gut.

Researchers find a ‘fearsome dragon’ that soared over outback Queensland

Posted: 09 Aug 2021 07:04 AM PDT

Australia's largest flying reptile has been uncovered, a pterosaur with an estimated seven-meter wingspan that soared like a dragon above the ancient, vast inland sea once covering much of outback Queensland.