Ants exploited plants long before the plants returned the favour
Plant symbiosis with ants developed long after the insects started chowing on leaves and stems. Tanya Loos reports.
Alien intelligence
In this issue: Inside an alien mind – The plastic problem – Calling the stem cell race – Gallery: fossils in amber – No fungi, no us – Science predicts extreme weather
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Science history: Newton’s Italian champion
From early in her life, Laura Bassi was recognised as a genius and polymath. Jeff Glorfeld reports.
Science history: the man who tried to measure weather and war
Lewis Fry Richardson believe morality should always trump science. Jeff Glorfeld reports.
Superstars of STEM: The hero of the half-shell
Amy Heffernan is dedicated to discovering the effects of pollutions on reef turtles. Dion Pretorius reports.
Ants exploited plants long before the plants returned the favour
Plant symbiosis with ants developed long after the insects started chowing on leaves and stems. Tanya Loos reports.
