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Ants independently evolved to farm fungus at least...
Fungus farming by ants has evolved independently in populations separated by the Atlantic Ocean – th...
AI that spots basketball players’ weaknesses could...
By quickly analysing where and when NBA players take their shots, an artificial intelligence could h...
US toxic chemical emissions to air, water and soil...
A report from the US Environmental Protection Agency found that routine releases of toxic chemicals ...
We may finally know how Hawking's black hole parad...
Under the laws of quantum mechanics, information about what has fallen into a black hole cannot be d...
Cancer tumours in mice shrunk thanks to oxygen-suc...
By consuming oxygen near to tumours, the battery makes a class of experimental drugs target oxygen-f...
Computer made of DNA works out prime factors of 6 ...
Simple calculations, such as factorising low numbers, can be made by mixing together differently sha...
The UK is making five big bets in the hope of hitt...
Details of how the UK government is planning to reach net zero by 2050 reveal that the five biggest ...
3D-printed explosive can't detonate unless filled ...
An explosive filled with gaps can only detonate after a liquid is poured into it, which could make i...
Ingesting microplastics may increase fat absorptio...
Using a model of a human small intestine, researchers found that microplastics in high-fat foods sig...
Start-up is developing world’s first ammonia-power...
The New York start-up Amogy has already created an ammonia-powered drone, tractor and semi-truck. No...
The brain may flush out its waste products after a...
Extra cerebrospinal fluid – which normally flushes out waste - was pumped into the brain after peopl...
T. rex’s terrifying teeth would have been hidden b...
Just about every popular depiction of predatory dinosaurs is wrong, because their teeth were probabl...
Bits of Saturn’s rings are falling onto the planet...
Observations from five spacecraft over 40 years have shown that as Saturn’s rings slowly disintegrat...
Why we fall for wellness, even when the science sa...
The wellness industry tells us we can be healthier and more productive through quick fixes and suppl...
Memories may be sorted by the thalamus before bein...
The thalamus is the brain's relay station for sensory information, but a study in mice has found it ...
New way to predict river flood risk could help pre...
An analysis of flood data from 101 rivers in Germany and the US has identified clues that indicate a...
The ageing of cells may be due to errors that harm...
Older cells may fail to make proteins or may make proteins that don't function as they should, in a ...
This map of Venus shows every volcano we know abou...
Mapping the volcanoes of Venus is surprisingly easier than doing the same on Earth, because many of ...
