Sea spiders can regrow their anuses, scientists discover

Vast subterranean aqueduct in Naples once 'served elite Roman villas' | Flying saucers to mind control: 24 declassified military & CIA secrets | Who invented the toilet? Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( January 30, 2023 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [Twitter](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE]( [] Top Science News [] [Sea spiders can regrow their anuses, scientists discover]( [Sea spiders can regrow their anuses, scientists discover]( (Shutterstock) Sea spiders possess a remarkable, previously unknown ability: They can regrow their rear ends. In a series of experiments, scientists discovered that juveniles from the sea spider species Pycnogonum litorale were able to fully regenerate a number of amputated body parts from their lower body, including hind limbs, parts of their guts, reproductive organs and even their anuses. Full Story: [Live Science]( (1/27) [] History & Archaeology [] [Vast subterranean aqueduct in Naples once 'served elite Roman villas']( [Vast subterranean aqueduct in Naples once 'served elite Roman villas']( (Associazione Cocceius (Cocceius Association)) Forty years ago, when children in Naples were playing in caves and tunnels under the hill of Posillipo in Italy, they didn't know their playground was actually a Roman aqueduct. When they shared their memories with archaeological authorities recently, it kicked off an exploration of one of the longest, most mysterious examples of ancient water infrastructure in the Roman world. Full Story: [Live Science]( (1/30) [] [Flying saucers to mind control: 24 declassified military & CIA secrets]( [Flying saucers to mind control: 24 declassified military & CIA secrets]( (U.S. Air Force) Government and military secrets can range from terrifying to amusing to downright absurd, but most are nothing short of intriguing. From a secret U.S. Air Force project to build a supersonic flying saucer to a now-famous World War II-era research program that produced the first atomic bombs to a plan to train domesticated cats to spy on the Soviet Union, here are 24 declassified military and CIA secrets. Full Story: [Live Science]( (1/27) [] Life’s Little Mysteries [] [Who invented the toilet?]( [Who invented the toilet?]( (boonchai wedmakawand via Getty Images) If you have a sense of potty humor, you may have come across the legend of the English plumber Thomas Crapper, the man who supposedly invented the toilet. After he created the latrine as we know it, the story goes, his name became synonymous with the act of using it. But in reality, rudimentary toilets predate Crapper by several thousand years, and even modern flush toilets predate that story by several centuries. So, who really invented the toilet? Full Story: [Live Science]( (1/28) [] Astronomy & Astrophysics [] [The universe is slightly hotter than it should be. 'Dark photons' could be to blame.]( [The universe is slightly hotter than it should be. 'Dark photons' could be to blame.]( (NASA Goddard) Observations suggest that the intergalactic gas in our universe is a little hotter than it should be. Recently, a team of astrophysicists have used sophisticated computer simulations to propose a radical solution: An exotic form of dark matter known as "dark photons" could be heating the place up. Full Story: [Live Science]( (1/29) [] Biology [] [Some carnivorous plants evolved to eat poop instead of bugs. And they're better off for it.]( [Some carnivorous plants evolved to eat poop instead of bugs. And they're better off for it.]( (Alastair Robinson) A group of former carnivorous plants have given up catching creepy crawlies and instead feed on animal poop. And it turns out these living toilets get more nutrients from their new diet than their insect-eating cousins, a new study shows. Full Story: [Live Science]( (1/30) [] Daily Quiz [] POLL QUESTION: True or false: The earliest known toilets date back about 5,000 years to ancient Mesopotamia. (Learn the answer [here]() [Vote]( [True]( [Vote]( [False, they date to an earlier time]( [Vote]( [False, they date to a later time](   [Sign Up]( | [Update Profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Cookies Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions]( CONTACT US: [FEEDBACK](mailto:livescience@smartbrief.com) | [ADVERTISE]( Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036