Killer whales make seaweed 'tools' to scratch each other's backs

Killer whales have been seen detaching lengths of seaweed and using them to massage each other—the first evidence of tool-making by marine mammals. The whales bite off the end of a kelp stalk, position it between themselves ...

Climate change could affect the taste of gin, research finds

Scientists have discovered that juniper berries—the key botanical giving gin its distinctive taste—vary dramatically depending on where they're grown and weather conditions at harvest, potentially affecting the U.K.'s ...

How mice 'listen' with their whiskers

Oh no! You dropped your keys on the ground, and it is too dark to see them. You might have to feel the ground with your hands, but a mouse could use its whiskers to find the keys.

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