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Millions of coronavirus mutations offer a new insi...
Using publicly available SARS-CoV-2 sequences, researchers have revealed the genetic sites that must...
15 million people live in possible flood path for ...
Glacial lakes can cause flooding if an ice or rock dam holding back the water fails, putting an esti...
High-dose vitamin D may prevent pre-diabetes becom...
An analysis of three trials found that taking a high dose of vitamin D as little as once a week prev...
Monk parakeets have unique ‘voices’ that may ident...
A small parrot species is the first bird known to have multiple vocalisations that are unique to spe...
Genes for Gaucher disease may have protected Jewis...
The gene variants that lead to Gaucher disease helps immune cells kill tuberculosis bacteria, at lea...
The surprising benefits of mild paranoia – and how...
Psychologists are forging a new understanding of paranoia, which has led to the idea we evolved the ...
Robotic hand pokes food and water to tell if they ...
A robotic hand with a tiny sensor on one of its fingers can detect potentially harmful mercury ions ...
AI image generators that create close copies could...
Artificial intelligence models trained on millions of images can occasionally reproduce near-perfect...
Mild brain damage may affect memory more than seve...
In a small study, memory recall was better in people with more severe damage to a brain region invol...
Three nautilus species new to science have been fo...
The distinct branching patterns and stripes on the shells of three kinds of nautiluses have been use...
Chinese surveillance balloon shot down by US fight...
A Chinese balloon that was travelling over the US, including over military sites, was shot down by a...
Two major earthquakes cause devastation across Tur...
At least 1500 people have died in Turkey and Syria after a 7.8 magnitude quake followed by a 7.5-mag...
Diving drone can switch between flying and swimmin...
A drone that can fly like a standard quadcopter but also operate underwater could be developed as a ...
US megadrought has led to more air pollution from ...
The ongoing drought in the western US depleted reservoirs and reduced hydropower generation. Fossil ...
Sperm-sorting device aims to find healthy samples ...
Healthier sperm are normally selected for IVF using a centrifuge, which can damage the cells, but an...
Neolithic complex dubbed ‘Stonehenge of the North’...
Two sections of the Thornborough Henges near Ripon, UK, have been donated to the public body Histori...
Smart cladding could control whether buildings ret...
A new material changes its infrared colour when a small electric current is applied, raising the pos...
Entirely new type of ice made using extremely cold...
A new type of ice called medium-density amorphous ice has the same density as liquid water, so study...
