A species of carpenter ants will perform surgery on their wounded comrades. These gory scenes take place after vicious battles with other ant colonies. This is the first time that surgery has been observed in non-human animals.

Much has been made of video game addiction, which is a real and scary thing. But not every case is medical addiction, and there might be good reasons why people are turning to games.

Crunchyroll have decided to close their comment section permanently. The exodus of commenters must go somewhere else to rant about anime.

Surgical ants

- Ants can carry out life-saving amputations on injured nest mates, study shows | Animal behaviour | The Guardian 

Why teens are are suffering from game addiction

- It’s not them, it’s us: the real reason teens are ‘addicted’ to video games | Games | The Guardian 

Crunchyroll Censorship

- Sony-Owned Crunchyroll Disables Comments, User Reviews In Order To "Reduce Harmful Content" And "Prevent Misinformation" - Bounding Into Comics 

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