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Armies of bots battled on Twitter over Chinese spy...
Large proportions of users posting on Twitter – now X – about the Chinese balloon that drifted over ...
Some animal cells contain tiny tornadoes that mix ...
Researchers studying fruit fly egg cells have discovered that they stir up the fluid inside them wit...
Ukraine will spoof GPS across the country to stop ...
A nationwide electronic warfare system called Pokrova can disrupt satellite navigation – Ukraine may...
Dance mat-style game helps stop older people falli...
A game that prompts players to step on different arrows, like a dance mat, reduced falls among older...
Marine animals may eat more plastic if it is biode...
Plastics from organic sources are touted as environmentally friendly, but they appear to make an app...
Floating solar power booms in South-East Asia as l...
The rise of “floatovoltaics’ could reduce pressure to build large solar farms on land, but some rese...
Starship launch: Next SpaceX flight test is expect...
Preparations are underway for a third attempted launch of the enormous Starship rocket after the fir...
We now have a map of how pregnancy changes the way...
Through experiments in macaques, scientists have mapped how a range of organs - including the heart,...
Light-sensitive molecules could make carbon captur...
Molecules called photoacids could offer a more energy-efficient way to release carbon dioxide captur...
Camouflage inspired by leaves can hide things in v...
A layered material reflects infrared and visible light to mimic the appearance of leaves, and could ...
Huge study of dog longevity reveals which breeds l...
Shiba inus and miniature dachshunds are among the longest-lived dog breeds while flat-faced dogs ten...
The best new science fiction books of February 202...
From a new Jasper Fforde to post-apocalyptic hellscapes aplenty, February’s science fiction offers s...
Weird anglerfish mating strategy may have helped t...
Tiny male anglerfish fuse their bodies into the larger females, and this strange strategy may have h...
Why bioabundance is just as important as biodivers...
The abundance of wild birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles and insects has drastically declined over th...
US Congress grilled Big Tech leaders on child onli...
Executives from Meta, TikTok and X were questioned by US lawmakers about the safety of children who ...
CRISPR gene therapy seems to cure dangerous inflam...
Nine out of ten people in a trial of a CRISPR treatment for potentially life-threatening inflammator...
Strap that tracks heart rate in pregnancy may pred...
A wrist-worn heart tracker called WHOOP detected changes in activity during pregnancy that may be li...
Mammoth tusk tool may have been used to make ropes...
Experiments with a replica suggest that a piece of mammoth ivory with carved holes found in a cave i...
