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Jupiter red spot

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is healthy despite looking like it’s dying

25 November 2019

The Red Spot on Jupiter seems to be breaking apart, but a computer model suggests the vortex is fine and it’s the clouds above the storm that are being shredded
Fruit flies mating

Semen seems to help female fruit flies remember things better

20 November 2019

A molecule in male fruit fly semen boosts females’ long-term memory – the first example of mating playing a role in cognition

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