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Squirting cucumbers terrified the Romans – and this new high-speed video reveals exactly why

In the first century AD, Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder wrote of the squirting cucumber's ability to fire out seeds, "endangering the eyes”. Back then, many mysteries surrounded this strange member of the gourd family. Now, using cutting-edge technology, scientists say they've finally worked out how the plant's explosive mechanisms work.
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This flying robot was deployed to a remote valley in Hawaii to collect one of the rarest things on Earth

The walls of the Waiahulu Valley on the island of Kaua'i are steep and inaccessible to humans, so scientists sent in a specialised drone to help with their mission.
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10 plants that think they're animals: From warm-hearted cabbages to parasites that cry and vegetable vampires

Over the course of evolution some plants have developped amazing animal-like traits. Here are 10 of the oddest species
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How many rainforests are there in the world - and just what's so special about them? Uncover the hidden secrets of these special habitats

Discover how many tropical rainforests exist around the world and explore their biodiversity
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Why this US horror fiction writer just spent three nights with an elephant-sized piece of flesh that smells like death

Professor G. Eric Schaller, a horror fiction writer and molecular biologist, was one of a team of scientists on a mission to find out more about the putrid scent of titan arum – the corpse flower.
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