Mollusk biologist describes how slugs make babies

John Kelly of the Washington Post spotted a pair of leopard slugs mating on his driveway. He called Megan Paustian, a research biologist who consults for Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, to explain how slug sex works. Read the rest

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Mollusk biologist describes how slugs make babies

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Evidence found that Happy Birthday song older than copyright owner claims

A “smoking gun” found in a 1927 songbook may prove once and for all that the song “Happy Birthday” is out of copyright . Read the rest

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What happened to Neopets?

Olivia Coy reports on the stunning downfall of Neopets , a hugely-successful virtual pet community/game/toy line that was monetized so grossly and relentlessly it evaporated in a matter of hours after a site feature failed. Read the rest

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