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The plant-eating shark
The bonnethead shark eats seagrass, and scientists think it may be omnivorous.
Co-sleeping: time to talk
Co-sleeping has been demonised by SIDS networks because it correlates with unexplained deaths, but 50% do it, and neurological benefits are neglected.
Why do Narwhals have tusks?
Why do narwhals have tusks? Scientists think they may be sensors, sensing changes in pressure, salinity and water chemistry.
The cannibal in the ocean
Orthacanthus is a prehistoric shark that ventured into freshwater territories and ate its own babies.
Wielding (quantum) fields!
Mathematicians have solved a quantum field problem: Liouville fields! This involves summing an infinite number of fields using a Gaussian model to hel
