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Female flies dance of deceit

CAPTION: The 'ornamented' female dance flies leg, which they hold around their abdomens to trick males into believing they are ready for mating. CREDIT: University of St Andrews

Guppy love

CAPTION: Guppy mating CREDIT: Sean Earnshaw

Science & dance festival kicks off

Scientists from the University of St Andrews will team up with some of the countries leading experimental choreographers in an innovative Science & Dance Festival starting tonight.

Surviving the elements

Scots biologists have been awarded over £1 million to explain how plants, animals and microbes respond to changing environments, whether they have been introduced by accident or intentionally.