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Water molecules found in lunar rock sample for the...
Although previous studies have found hydrogen and oxygen in moon minerals – implying the presence of...
Galaxy cluster smash-up lets us observe dark matte...
Astronomers have spotted two colossal clusters of galaxies colliding and shooting out all of their d...
Quantum dots help destroy ‘forever chemicals’ with...
Shining light through nanocrystals helps break down PFAS without the need for extreme heat or pressu...
Glaciers in the Andes are the smallest they’ve bee...
A study of rocks exposed by melting ice shows that Andean glaciers have retreated further now than a...
A slight curve helps rocks make the biggest splash...
Researchers were surprised to find that a very slightly curved object produces a more dramatic splas...
Algae transformed into a 'biofactory' for green fu...
A strain of green algae has been artificially evolved to turn carbon dioxide into sustainable fuel a...
Using an AI chatbot or voice assistant makes it ha...
Many people enjoy the experience of using AIs like ChatGPT or voice assistants like Alexa to find ou...
The best new science fiction books of August 2024
Josh Malerman, James S. A. Corey and Neal Asher all have new science fiction novels out in August, m...
What is 'problematic smartphone use' and should we...
Two studies have linked "problematic smartphone use" to higher rates of anxiety, depression and inso...
People who had severe covid-19 show cognitive decl...
An analysis of people who were hospitalised with covid-19 in the first wave of the pandemic has reve...
Vision loss and high cholesterol recognised as dem...
Fourteen modifiable risk factors are behind nearly half of all dementia cases worldwide, a report cl...
Nerve fibres in the brain could generate quantum e...
Calculations show that nerve fibres in the brain could emit pairs of entangled particles, and this q...
Weeding out Olympic doping cheats won't actually e...
Of course the games should go after those who use performance-enhancing drugs to gain an advantage, ...
We may have found why people experience body dysmo...
People with body dysmorphic disorder seem to have altered activity in a brain pathway involved in at...
What is a human? Why the split from our ancestors ...
Fossils found 50 and 100 years ago seemed to pinpoint the moment humanity emerged – but defining a h...
Should we put a frozen backup of Earth's life on t...
Permanently shadowed regions on the moon are the perfect spots for preserving deep-frozen organisms,...
We have discovered an entirely new kind of wood
Tulip trees have a structure that is somewhere between hardwood and softwood – called "midwood" – wh...
The truth about the new class of Alzheimer’s drugs...
Three drugs approved for Alzheimer’s disease have been hailed as a breakthrough in treating the cond...
