SoT 158: Let?s Call It A Magpie
Mother turtles and their newly hatched babies talk to each other underwater, and scientists in Brazil have managed to record them.
\nTaking antibiotics to kill \u2018bad\u2019 bacteria can be a good idea, but such disruptions to the gut microbiome can have long-term consequences for our health, and could even be making us fat.
\nThe widely held belief that magpies steal shiny objects seems\xa0to be myth-busted. Instead, they seem to avoid new objects regardless of shininess.
\nAnalysis of bones from King Richard the Third reveal\xa0that the last King of England to die in battle lived the good life. The samples indicate the King drank up to a bottle of wine each day.