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Three-spined sticklebacks

It’s lonely at the top: stickleback leaders are stickleback loners

02 Dec 2014

Research reveals that sticklebacks with bolder personalities are not only better leaders but also less sociable than more timid fish. The behaviour...

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A Sorbet Seller in Naples by Pinelli, c1819

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25 Jul 2012

Sunshine equals ice cream. Food historians have long portrayed ice cream as a luxury product confined to the elite until freezing technology brought...

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