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In Frank Herbert’s Dune, fungi are hidden in plain...
There is more lurking below the surface of Arrakis than sandworms. Dune author Frank Herbert had a k...
Europa’s seafloor may be impenetrable and inhospit...
The seafloor of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa was thought to provide energy and nutrients to its ocean, ...
Starship launch 3: What time is the SpaceX flight ...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is gearing up for the third launch of its massive Starship rocket on 14 March, fo...
Rethinking space and time could let us do away wit...
Most physicists believe that only a quantum theory of gravity can fully explain mysteries of the uni...
Plant-killing genetic technology could wipe out su...
A ‘gene drive’ that spreads through plant populations could be used to wipe out pests such as superw...
Sleeping black hole is way more massive than it sh...
The James Webb Space Telescope has found an unusual galaxy in the early universe with a black hole a...
City moths may have evolved smaller wings due to l...
Populations of moths living in urban places may have evolved smaller wings to limit how much bright ...
Giant sequoia trees are growing surprisingly quick...
Since their introduction in the 1800s, giant sequoia trees in the UK have grown up to 55 metres tall...
Why does the US want to ban TikTok?
The US House of Representatives is voting on a bill that would require TikTok’s parent company, Byte...
US government wants to tax bitcoin to reduce its e...
The computers that secure cryptocurrencies like bitcoin consume large amounts of power, pushing up e...
Storm-proofing 1% of power lines protects entire g...
Researchers simulated the wind damage from seven historical hurricanes to identify just a few key el...
Stick or twist: How to improve the outcomes of you...
Most people are too risk-averse when it comes to life's biggest choices. Learning how to overcome th...
Plants send out 'distress calls' – but can other p...
Some studies have claimed that plants emit sounds when stressed and might perceive the distress call...
How to see the incredible comet 12P/Pons-Brooks to...
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks orbits the sun every 71 years and is currently making its closest approach. He...
The surprising ways animals react to a total solar...
When the moon hides the sun in a total solar eclipse, some animals seem to think that it is briefly ...
Mars's gravitational pull may be strong enough to ...
An analysis of deep-sea drill cores suggests that Mars may have enough gravitational influence to sh...
Could an AI replace all music ever recorded with T...
A thought experiment in which all music is replaced with AI-generated "Taylor's Versions" should pro...
The moons of Mars may have been formed in an icy p...
The origins of Mars’s moons Phobos and Deimos have long been an enigma, but they may have been forme...
