Catnip
There鈥檚 something about the smell of catnip that drives cats crazy. The plant it comes from, Nepeta cataria, is a herbaceous member of the mint family, native to Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
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Zombieland: The vast world of hidden microbes miles beneath your feet
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We still don’t know how some animals find their way on huge migrations
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Life
The forgotten riches of the most densely biodiverse country on Earth
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Don鈥檛 miss: Earth from space, asteroid workouts and nature鈥檚 giants
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Life
We contain microbes so deeply weird they alter the very tree of life
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Environment
David Attenborough’s Our Planet on Netflix is beautiful but empty
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Mind
It’s not an illusion, you have free will. It’s just not what you think
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Life
A chimp’s hug shows it’s time to accept that animals have feelings too
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Elizabeth Holmes: The hypnotic tale of the rise and fall of Theranos
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes built a $10 billion company on the promise of a miracle blood test. But it didn鈥檛 work. A new film, The Inventor, follows the fallout
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Earth
Gaia rebooted: New version of idea explains how Earth evolved for life
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Technology
Handheld device could detect CRISPR bioweapons before they spread
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Mind
How neuroscience is exploding the myth of male and female brains
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Life
How nature is evolving in the human age
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