Watch leaf-cutter ants that can navigate low bridges: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/dn14234?DCMP=youtube See mites that protect the wasps that carry them and find out about some picturesque computer passwords.

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Read more: http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14483?DCMP=youtube New Scientist reporter Phil McKenna covers the eclipse on 1 August 2008 from China.

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Watch randy male fish that don't like competition from other males: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14438?DCMP=youtube Find out about a new robot that can optimally position limbs in an MRI scanner to get the best images of tissues: See how bee foraging patterns could help the police track down serial killers: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14423?DCMP=youtube

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See the first ever footage of human ovulation: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/dn14155?DCMP=NLC-youtube Watch how prototypes of lunar vehicles, spacesuits and robots are being tested and look at the first video of a metal-eating pest: http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14175?DCMP=NLC-youtube

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Technology feature editor Ben Crystall explains how he recreated a programmable robot dating from 60AD. More here: http://www.newscientisttech.com/channel/tech/mg19526111.600

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Find out how a new technique could sharpen up your digital photos, watch a galaxy collide with a particle beam, see the world through the eyes of an owl and more...

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Watch a robot-mongoose pair sniff out landmines: http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/mg19826535.900-mongooserobot-duo-sniff-out-landmines-on-the-cheap.html See robots compete in the RoboCup competition : http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/dn13744-rescue-robots-compete-to-save-dolls-in-distress.html

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Watch some magpies that can recognise themselves in the mirror: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/dn14552?DCMP=youtube Find out about a new technique to create ultra-realistic jellyfish and see the first evidence of monkey democracy: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19926703.500?DCMP=youtube

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Read more: http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn13244-shapeshifting-robot-forms-from-magnetic-swarm.html See some prototypes of robot swarms created by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University.

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Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13481 Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley are finding out that a gecko's tail plays an important role in its movement.

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Find out how piglets respond to classical music: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/dn14199?DCMP=youtube Watch footage of pigs being dumped in the ocean to study how bodies decompose underwater: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg19826611.300?DCMP=youtube Find out how unborn crocs help others come out of their shells: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/dn14187?DCMP=youtube

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Find out what the sequencing of the platypus genome has revealed about this unusual animal: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/dn13854 See how electromagnets could soon be used to keep spacecraft in formation: http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn13846 and watch a simulation of an exploding star.

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Find out if climbing is as easy as walking for small primates: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13911 Watch some birds that can pump up water droplets with their beaks: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13906 And see what researchers are finding out about polar ice caps on Mars.

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Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/dn13271-helpful-baboon-dads-boost-offsprings-success.html http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn13287-knee-device-makes-phone-charging-a-walk-in-the-park.html Find out how flocks of birds interact when they fly, learn more about baboon parenting, and see a new device that could allow you to power gadgets while on the move.

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Watch robotic fish, Diet coke explosions and natural underwater CO2 acidification.

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Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19626303.900 This elegant model by Garrett Lisi may at last reveal the link between gravity and the other fundamental forces of nature.

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Watch acrobatic geckos perform funky moves with their tails: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/dn13481-acrobatic-geckos-steer-with-their-tails.html See some new rock climbing robots: http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn13508-climbing-robot-throws-its-weight-around.html Find out how paragliders and falcons compare when they glide and take a watch how a hormone called cortisol can affect a squirrel's learning ability.

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Find out how male blue crabs lure females with an arm dance: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/dn13603-boy-crabs-boogie-to-bring-females-out-of-hiding.html See an amazing simulation of Jupiter's Great Red Spot that uses soap bubbles: http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn13645-soap-bubbles-recreate-jupiters-turbulent-storms.html Watch how orchids can trick male wasps into sleeping with them: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/sex/dn13642-orchids-sexual-deception-triggers-ejaculation.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=specrt11_head

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Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14155?DCMP=NLC-youtube Belgian researchers have captured ovulation on film for the first time.

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Watch some cool animal robots, see the head of a bizarre dinosaur that had over 500 teeth and find out why some cichlid fish are into oral sex.

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Find out why researchers are putting flies in a virtual reality system: http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/dn13814 Watch female spiders that can see ultraviolet rays and see meerkats teach their young how to hunt scorpions: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/dn13807

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Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg19726394.600-learning-language-with-the-singalong-neurons.html http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/mg19726396.000-critter-cams-reveal-animal-secrets.html Watch some monkeys control a robot with their brain waves, find out how bird brains may be similar to human brains, see some tricky ants and more.

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Watch a monkey use mind control to feed itself: http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14000 Find out about new software that could make motion capture cheaper: http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/dn14007 See how orchids trick male bees into having sex with them: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/dn13972

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See a video of a robotic grasshopper that can jump higher than any other robot: http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/dn13951 Find out if four wings makes dragonflies more efficient at flying and watch a new system that could keep passengers safe in the event of a car crash.

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Read more: http://technology.newscientist.com/article/mg19926696.100 This robot steers clear of obstacles thanks to a pile of rat brain cells. Footage courtesy Reading University

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