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Extinct elk species had antlers that were too big ...
For decades we thought the Irish elk’s body size alone explained why it had enormous antlers, but th...
Lightning during volcanic eruptions may have spark...
Lightning strikes during volcanic eruptions could have provided nitrogen in a form that was needed b...
Hurricanes are becoming so strong we may need a ne...
Five storms in the past decade had wind speeds that belong in a hypothetical category 6 on the Saffi...
Nuclear fusion reaction releases almost twice the ...
The US National Ignition Facility has achieved even higher energy yields since breaking even for the...
Global temperatures may have passed 1.5°C of warmi...
Earth’s air temperature passed the agreed 1.5°C warming limit around 2010, according to measurements...
Could mysterious marine fungi save us from antibio...
DNA sampling is revealing fungi thriving throughout the oceans, from hydrothermal vents to the open ...
Deaths from shark attacks across the world doubled...
There were 69 unprovoked shark attacks on people and 10 fatalities in 2023 worldwide, with four of t...
AI chatbots tend to choose violence and nuclear st...
As the US military begins integrating AI technology, simulated wargames show how chatbots behave unp...
Being on your period doesn’t affect your cognitive...
Hormonal fluctuations during the menstrual cycle have previously been blamed for "brain fog", but ne...
Mathematicians have finally proved that Bach was a...
Converting hundreds of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach into mathematical networks reveals that...
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,...
