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Space

2 spacecraft caught the waves that might heat and accelerate the solar wind

Data from NASA’s Parker Solar Probe and ESA’s Solar Orbiter might have cracked an enduring solar riddle. But not everyone yet agrees.

Animals

Here’s how an arthropod pulls off the world’s fastest backflip

While airborne, globular springtails can reach a spin rate of 368 rotations per second, high-speed camera footage shows.

Animals

In a first, these bats were found to have toes that glow

Hairs on the toes of Mexican free-tailed bats fluoresce under UV light, a new study reports. The function of the toe glow is unknown.