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Micro-CT scans of= Australian garden orb-weaving spiders (Hortophora biapicata), found artifi= cial light at night was associated with shrinkage in brain areas involved i= n vision and hormonal regulation. Read more [ t-pollution-is-shrinking-the-brains-of-city-dwelling-spiders-study-says] ---------- =C2=A0 **Open House 2024 Join us on 14 and 15 September 2024 as Open House Festival, the largest ann= ual festival of architecture and design, returns to the capital. =C2=A0 Discover the secrets of the Grade 1 listed, Nash-designed town houses that = are currently home to the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence= . 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