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Mollusc of the Year The eye-catching Cuban painted snail is the overwhelming winner in an international competition to find Mollusc of the Year 2022. The vote, organised by the Senckenberg Museum of Natural History in Frankfurt, will help conservation efforts to save the snail, which is at risk of extinction due to habitat loss and […]

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NEWS IN BRIEF A new leaf The world’s tallest trees have been hiding a secret. The American Journal of Botany reports that California’s redwoods have two types of leaves with different functions. One type manufactures food by photosynthesis; the other absorbs water from mist and fog. By adjusting the proportions of the two leaf types, […]