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Mathematicians found a guaranteed way to win the l...
A pair of mathematicians studied the UK National Lottery and figured out a combination of 27 tickets...
Monkeys in Thailand took up stone tools when covid...
Long-tailed macaques on the island of Koh Ped appear to have learned a new way to forage when the pa...
An ancient whale claimed the title of heaviest ani...
Perucetus colossus lived 39 million years ago and weighed in at between 85 and 340 tonnes, meaning i...
Dark stars may be waiting in a mirror universe for...
Physicists have proposed that a mirror universe alongside our own might explain dark matter – and w...
Decades-old mathematical mystery about the Game of...
A mathematical game governed by simple rules throws up patterns of seemingly infinite complexity – a...
China started drilling ultra-deep holes in 2023 in...
A drilling project in the Taklamakan desert is aiming to reach more than 11,000 metres below Earth’s...
The best robot photos of 2023, from fashion shows ...
This year, robots could be seen making drinks in cafes, performing at Paris Fashion Week and even jo...
Much of North America may face electricity shortag...
Over the next several years, many regions of the US and Canada may struggle to ensure a reliable ele...
Vibrating pill may help with obesity by making you...
Swallowing a pill fitted with a vibrating motor resulted in pigs eating less, suggesting a possible ...
Reindeer can chew their food and sleep at the same...
The first study to capture brainwaves from reindeer shows that they take small naps throughout the d...
NFTs died a slow, painful death in 2023 as most ar...
Non-fungible tokens promised to revolutionise the concept of ownership using the blockchain technolo...
Dead spacecraft are seeding the upper atmosphere w...
The stratosphere seems to be full of aluminium particles and other metals that come from spacecraft ...
Better weather forecasts could help billions adapt...
A worldwide collaboration among meteorology services is trying to fill in the huge gaps in weather o...
2023 saw a cautious hope for Alzheimer's treatment...
The US approved lecanemab to slow cognitive decline among people with early Alzheimer's, but not eve...
Sweater that mimics polar bear fur may keep you wa...
An artificial fibre that mimics polar bear fur has been made into a sweater that is said to be as wa...
The microbes that give cheddar cheese its distinct...
Cheddar cheese's distinct but often subtle flavour comes down to interactions between different bact...
NASA sends cat video 31 million kilometres through...
The record for long-distance laser messaging has been broken with a high-resolution video of Taters ...
The best animal photos of 2023, from hyenas to sou...
Our favourite wildlife shots of the year feature an inquisitive hyena pup, a colourful sea slug and ...
