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Monkeys can learn to tap to the beat of the Backst...
With a bit of training, macaques can make rhythmic movements in time with music, an ability only sho...
Extreme exercise may help you live longer without ...
People who can run a mile in less than 4 minutes generally live almost five years longer than would ...
Invisible 'dark radiation' may explain a big probl...
Surprising recent measurements hint that the universe isn’t expanding in the way we had thought, and...
Game theory shows we can never learn perfectly fro...
An analysis of a mathematical economic game suggests that even learning from past mistakes will almo...
Mars is blasting plasma out of its atmosphere into...
The Red Planet launches large bursts of plasma into space from its upper atmosphere, much like the s...
Has the biggest problem in cosmology finally been ...
For decades, cosmologists have been fighting over the Hubble constant, a number that represents the ...
How to reconnect with long-lost friends, according...
We are generally as reluctant to contact a long-lost friend as we are to talk to a stranger, but sci...
DeepMind is experimenting with a nearly indestruct...
A new robotic hand can withstand being smashed by pistons or walloped with a hammer. It was designed...
Being in two places at once could make a quantum b...
The quantum principle of superposition – the idea of particles being in multiple places at once – co...
Who were the enigmatic Sea Peoples blamed for the ...
Around 3000 years ago, several empires and kingdoms in the Mediterranean collapsed, with a group of ...
Global capacity to directly suck CO2 from air has ...
A new plant in Iceland operated by the firm Climeworks can remove up to 36,000 tonnes of carbon diox...
DeepMind AI can predict how drugs interact with pr...
The latest version of the AlphaFold AI can help biologists predict how proteins interact with each o...
Psychedelic toxins from toads could treat depressi...
A compound emitted by the Colorado river toad may reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression in a sim...
The 'forever chemicals' toxic to your health - and...
From your popcorn bag to your waterproof jacket, forever chemicals are all around us. We're finally ...
Ultrasonic coffee-maker produces the perfect cold ...
Cold-brewing coffee can reduce its bitter taste, but it normally takes up to 24 hours as the grounds...
Fusion reactors could create ingredients for a nuc...
Concern over the risks of enabling nuclear weapons development is usually focused on nuclear fission...
Can genetically modifying a rare marsupial save it...
Researchers are aiming to make the northern quoll resistant to the toxic cane toads wiping it out in...
Hottest April on record is the 11th record-breakin...
Global temperatures in April 2024 were 1.6°C higher than the average for April during the pre-indust...
