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Why don鈥檛 marine mammals like whales get ‘the bends’? Part 2

Our readers take issue with a previous definition of caissons disease, saying that the term derives not from hard rock miners but from the watertight box used for underwater mining when building bridges

CRF88E Woman spooning meat into tupperware

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2GA52R4 A woman on the beach at Portrush, Co. Antrim, on Northern Ireland's north coast doing open water swimming in the Atlantic Ocean.

When sea swimming, is it better to enter quickly or to take your time?

2K6A82T Artist's concept of astronauts and human habitats on Mars.

What is the minimum number of people needed for a Martian settlement?

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Two seagulls above aircraft wing

Do winged animals ever suffer comparable mishaps to aircraft?

2R067KD The Great Sphinx is the oldest known monumental sculpture in Egypt. It was built more than 4,500 years ago to guard the pyramid of Khafre at Giza.

How long will it be until the pyramids in Egypt weather away?

B1PP5G Spiral Galaxy M74 i. Image shot 2008. Exact date unknown.

What makes galaxies spin in a certain direction? Part two

GUILIN, CHINA - OCTOBER 16: Juri Hollmann of Germany and Movistar Team leads the peloton during the 4th Gree-Tour of Guangxi 2023, Stage 5 a 209.6km stage from Liuzhou to Guilin / #UCIWT / on October 16, 2023 in Guilin, China. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

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Brachycybe lecontii (F Andrognathidae) millipede

Is there a limit to how small an adult arthropod can be? If so, why?

Yes, there is a limit, say our readers, with cell size and respiratory limitations both factors - and there is some debate about what the smallest arthropod might be

Would whisking cold water up from the ocean depths help with warming?

Are gnats attracted to eyeballs, or do we just notice these ones most?

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Why don鈥檛 marine mammals like whales get 鈥榯he bends鈥�?