Richa Malhotra

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Monkeys eat—and then floss

Nicobar long-tailed macaques use an array of tools, including bird feathers to floss their teeth

November 13, 2017 in New Scientist, News, Writing Samples.

Mites squatting on spider webs steal food

A newly-discovered species of mite sets up home on a spider’s web and nibbles away at any insects the spider catches

November 2, 2017 in New Scientist, News, Writing Samples.

Salamander ate a frog for its final meal

A fossil salamander that lived at least 34 million years ago is in such good condition that the remains of a frog it ate are still in its digestive tract

October 12, 2017 in New Scientist, News, Writing Samples.

Fungus creates zombie bugs with a short afterlife

The infected bugs seek out flowers, stick their heads in and bite for their life. Then, hours after dying, their wings spring into action.

June 9, 2017 in New Scientist, News, Writing Samples.

This tree leans more than the Leaning Tower of Pisa

There’s a lesser-known leaning tower to which not many tourists flock for a photo.

June 2, 2017 in New Scientist, News, Writing Samples.

Queenless ant colony trapped in nuclear bunker forever

With new recruits that keep raining in from up above, this unique society has no queen, and the ants work in pitch darkness with no obvious access to food

September 5, 2016 in New Scientist, News, Writing Samples.

Poo matters: Earwig young survive on siblings’ poo

The odd feeding behaviour may even help keep the young insects together in a primitive form of social living.

July 21, 2016 in New Scientist, News, Writing Samples.

Butterfly back-stabs its guardian ants

Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.

June 17, 2016 in New Scientist, News, Writing Samples.

DJ frogs remix tunes on the hop

Male Gracixalus treefrogs woo females with their original compositions.

September 30, 2015 in New Scientist, News, Writing Samples.
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