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Bull’s-Eye

Some orbits are more popular than others

In young solar systems some orbits are more popular than others. Such behaviour results in planet pile-ups and deserts.

Benthic foraminifera

This foram survived a mass extinction event, only to disappear nine million years later.

Sleeping beauty

Dense hair and metallic colourations give a jewel-like appearance to the always-deathly spider fly.

Great southern blooms

A phytoplankton bloom swirl creates a figure-of-eight pattern in the South Atlantic Ocean.

Bull’s-eye: The oldest recorded supernova

All that remains after 1826 years.

Bull’s-Eye: The strange case of the dwarf corn

Natural mutations could lead to better crops.

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