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Q: Do jellyfish sleep?

Q: Do jellyfish sleep?

A: Sort of

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Q: Why don’t pandas have more sex?

Q: Why don’t pandas have more sex?

A: It's evolution baby

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Q: Where did life evolve?

Q: Where did life evolve?

A: At the bottom of the ocean, probably

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Q: How can I sleep better?

Q: How can I sleep better?

A: Follow four steps

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Q: Is this the first primate in space?

Q: Is this the first primate in space?

A: Why yes, it's Ham the Astrochimp

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The Darent as The Shire

The Darent as The Shire

The Darent River at dawn this week, at a spot just south of Eynsford, was so stereotypically beautiful I rather fancied a Hobbit might pop his head out from behind a tree.

Henry 18 April 202218 April 2022 Natural history, Photography Read more

Narcolepsy could be curable, study suggests

The sleep disorder narcolepsy is widely thought to be a chronic and incurable condition, one caused by an irreversible autoimmune assault on a cluster of very important neurons in the centre of the brain. But what if those neurons have

Henry 30 October 202131 October 2021 History of science, Kleine-Levin Syndrome, Narcolepsy, Sleep, Sleep disorders, Sleep paralysis, Uncategorised Read more

Southern hawker

Southern hawker

An immature female southern hawker dragonfly, photographed in East Sussex in a short burst of sunshine between downpours.

Henry 7 August 20217 August 2021 Conservation, Natural history, Photography, Zoology Read more
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