Artists concept of the Sea Tree, which can provide birds, coral, fish and crustaceans with a home in the midst of harsh urban environments.
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SPARKS fly when an egg meets a sperm, scientists at Northwestern University in the United States have found. Their world-first images of these fireworks reveal that mammal eggs, when fertilised, release billions of zinc atoms, resulting in several periodic sparks, “orchestrated much like a symphony”.
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