A worm with legs? No, you're not seeing things
In life this weird-looking fossil was Hallucigenia, a creature like a worm – although the spines, head and legs might suggest otherwise
Zoologger: The secret hop of the Californian flea seed
Say hello to the California jumping gall wasp – its larvae just love hopping all over the place
Understand faulty thinking to tackle climate change
The amorphous nature of climate change creates the ideal conditions for human denial and cognitive bias to come to the fore, says George Marshall
Hints of epigenetic role in Alzheimer's disease
A group of genes whose expression was altered in people who died with Alzheimer's are found by two independent studies – they may play a role in the disease
Vanishing river gorge shows geology in fast forward
Normally erosion takes thousands of years, but this river valley could vanish just 50 years after it formed
Race for the monopole: where we're looking for it
In a decades-long quest, researchers have hunted for evidence of monopoles – magnets with just a north or south pole – from the moon to the bowels of the Earth
Esports: Boot camps give gaming teams the vital edge
Pro gaming is such big business that top teams approach competition like athletes do, even setting up training camps where gamers work out and bond
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