Meet the spitting cobras – venomous snakes capable of projecting venom with remarkable accuracy to deter threats.

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For the first time, scientists have cryopreserved and revived the larvae of a sea star species. The breakthrough, made with the giant pink star, gives hope the technique could be repeated to save the ...

What do these creatures eat? It may well be the reason I've spent the past three years tackling this very question.