August 14, 2016 at 04:18AM

Today I Learned: 1) Mantises keep their wings protected inside two thin secondary wing sheaths, one on the outside and one on the inside. I'm not sure how much the sheaths are there for flight purposes, how much they're there for physical protection, and how much they're there for camouflage. 2) When sea turtle mothers lay their eggs on the beach, they will sometimes dig false nests with no eggs, which confuses any predators that may be watching and keeps them off of the real thing. 3) SENS, an organization that is trying to end aging through biotechnological interventions, has recently announced a program called Project|21, which aims to start clinical trials for anti-aging preventative treatments by 2021. They're looking ot raise something like $50 million between now and then to make this happen. That's a *huge* jump in funding -- they've been making single-digit millions for the last five years or so, so they're going to have to push pretty hard to make this happen. I'll be keeping an eye on it, though. See here for details: http://ift.tt/29NGhR8