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Month: August 2026

Fact Bananas are clones and the last variety was wiped out It has happened before. It is happening again. 1 min read Fact Some birds sleep with half their brain awake One eye open, literally, and it faces the direction danger comes from. 1 min read Fact Mantis shrimp see differently, but probably not better Twelve colour receptor types to our three - and worse colour discrimination. 1 min read Fact Axolotls regrow limbs, organs and parts of their brain Without scarring, and repeatedly. 1 min read Fact Ants have been farming for tens of millions of years Fungus gardens, crop tending, pest control, and antibiotic-producing partners. 1 min read Fact A sperm whale click is louder than a jet engine Loud enough that it has been suggested it could stun prey. 1 min read Fact Sea otters have a favourite rock and a pocket for it A loose flap of skin under each foreleg, used as a tool bag. 1 min read Fact Elephants cannot jump There is no moment when all four feet leave the ground, ever. 1 min read Fact Naked mole rats almost never get cancer and barely feel acid They are also cold-blooded mammals that live in colonies like ants. 1 min read Fact Horseshoe crab blood is used to test nearly every vaccine It is bright blue, and it clots on contact with bacterial contamination. 1 min read