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Watch an AI-powered robot dog crawl around an obst...
A four-legged robot can handle real-world obstacles that require scrambling up and down or leaping s...
Methane leaks from US oil and gas are triple gover...
The largest ever dataset of its kind suggests methane is leaking from US oil and gas fields at a muc...
Alzheimer’s may be caused by a build-up of fat in ...
Fat droplets accumulating in brain immune cells could be behind the biggest genetic risk factor for ...
Extreme heat could trigger the worst global financ...
Thanks to globalisation, severe heatwaves in one part of the world can cause financial losses in ano...
Five climate megaprojects that might just save the...
From solar power stations in space to stabilising melting glaciers, some researchers are proposing e...
US legislators vote to ban TikTok unless it severs...
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that will require TikTok’s parent company, ByteDan...
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...
