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Scientists Find Squid Are Covered in Hair-Like Cells Remarkably Similar to The Ones in Human Ears

A hatchling squid imaged with light-sheet microscopy, to highlight its hair cells. (Wang et al., Current Biology, 2026) It's a bit like there's a tiny ocean in your ear. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.

Scientists Find Squid Are Covered in Hair-Like Cells Remarkably Similar to The Ones in Human Ears

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UK Vegetables 20-50% Less Nutritious Than In the 1960s

The Telegraph reports that the nutritional value of fruit and vegetables has fallen by up to 50% since the Sixties, according a new study from researchers at startup studio Deep Science Ventures.

  • UK vegetables 20-50% less nutritious than 1960s
  • Essential minerals like potassium, magnesium, copper lost
  • Soil quality decline and selective breeding attributed

Are screens making us lonelier?

Are screens making us lonelier? newspress_en Sun, 10/11/2026 - 04:23 Science & Technology The question today is no longer whether technology has changed the way we communicate, but how profoundly it…

  • Screen use has transformed social interactions into mediated experiences.
  • In-person conversations foster deeper connections than digital interactions.
  • Face-to-face interactions provide richer sensory and social cues.

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