4 d. ago Garden slugs and snails are now venemous because of one thing they do during sex

Researcher say common garden slugs and snails, found across the UK, inject potential partners with toxins during sexual courtship, meaning they are as venomous as snakes

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5 d. ago Garden slugs and snails could now be considered venomous, study finds

Researchers find slugs and snails inject potential partners with toxins during sexual courtship

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1 week ago 12 best kids’ raincoats that keep them dry during showers and downpours

Tried and tested waterproof jackets for school, play and outdoor adventures

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2 w. ago How cucumber peels can help keep slugs and snails out of your garden

Experts have revealed a surprising new use for the kitchen staple

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3 w. ago Why do so many slugs and snails appear after it rains? The kids’ quiz

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzesSubmit a questionMolly Oldfield hosts Everything Under the Sun, a podcast answering children’s questions. Do check out her books, Everything Under the Sun and the new Everything Under the Sun: Quiz Book. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘We were like brothers, but we scrapped’: the chaos and pranks that shaped The Goonies – by its cast and crew

Forty years on, Richard Donner’s adventure movie continues to delight audiences – and its heroes and villains. They remember the thrills they had behind the scenesWhen The Goonies was first released in 1985, the swashbuckling kids’ adventure became a resounding box office hit. Audiences were charmed by Mikey (Sean Astin), Data (Ke Huy Quan), Chunk (Jeff Cohen) and Mouth’s (Corey Feldman) rambunctious personalities as the self-styled Goonies, who were desperately trying to save their homes in Astoria, Oregon, from being sold off by a property development company.Steven Spielberg is rumoured to have come up with the idea for The Goonies when he wondered what kids got up to on rainy days. Apparently the answer was daring exploits worthy of Indiana Jones involving a dastardly family of ex-cons and a hidden shipwreck heaving with jewels. It all combined to make a touching film about the power of friendship that was also rip-roaring good fun. Continue reading...

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