Quirks and Quarks

Quirks & Quarks for June 7, 2014

This week, we find out about a new super-sized Mega-Earth; gift giving in cricket sex; how burning hair reveals identity; how lianas may protect trees from lightning; how we found our Sun's long-lost sibling; and how malnutrition can impair the microbiome.

This week, we find out about a new super-sized Mega-Earth; gift giving in cricket sex; how burning hair reveals identity; how lianas may protect trees from lightning; how we found our Sun's long-lost sibling; and how malnutrition can impair the microbiome