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Sublime slime mould wins New Scientist photography competition

Sublime slime mould wins New Scientist photography competition

6 October 2021

Barry Webb's amazing image of a woodlouse munching on a gelatinous slime mould has taken the top prize at the New Scientist Photography Awards 2021
Porcupine pufferfish (diodon hystrix) being cleaned by cleaner fish (labroides dimidiatus)

Female cleaner fish can judge when to cheat without getting caught

30 September 2021

Female cleaner fish deceive their male partners when the pair are cleaning a client fish, but only if the male is out of sight, suggesting the females have theory of mind

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