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For example, hermit crabs, which inhabit second hand shells and change to newer, bigger shells as they grow, have the ability to recognise shells suitable for occupation not only by feeling for them, ...

Scientists find boiling tap water, then filtering it, removes up to 90% of microplastics, offering a simple solution to potential health risks.

Tiny, solid windows in the shells of heart cockles let in light for the photosynthetic algae inside them – and they could show us how to make better fibre-optic cables ...