Read something nice

Morning edition
Friday 23 October

Seven nice things for Friday morning. Enjoy.

  1. Mongabay

    A newly found Australian spider catapults ants into silk traps

    Scientists in Australia discovered a newly identified ballista spider that builds a spring-loaded silk trap seemingly targeting only green tree ants, which spring the catapult themselves.

    Read it at Mongabay

  2. Ars Technica

    Moderna and Merck's mRNA vaccine cuts cancer death or recurrence by 42%

  3. Mongabay

    Kites and googly-eyed buoys cut seabird bycatch by up to 71%

  4. Reasons to be Cheerful

    A Paris orchestra of 200 musicians performs at climate protests

  5. worldwildlife.org

    A Georgia school cuts cafeteria food waste 70% over six years

  6. NASA

    Andromeda spans nearly six full moons in a new photo from Australia

  7. The 19th

    US women crowdfund $10,000-$15,000 divorce costs to leave marriages