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Bizarre worm lizard not seen for 90 years found by...
A subspecies of the Somali sharp-snouted worm lizard was found by a landmine clearance team, the fir...
Why it takes so much work to grow plants in space
In space, growing plants could be important for food, oxygen and even astronauts' psychological well...
World's biggest onshore wind turbine blades unveil...
A Chinese company is building wind turbines with 131-metre-long blades, the longest ever used in an ...
Quantum computer uses a time crystal as a control ...
Making a strange state of matter called a time crystal inside a quantum computer helped researchers ...
Drought has hit the Panama Canal hard – can it sur...
A severe drought exacerbated by climate change and a lack of updated infrastructure have led to some...
How menopause can make menstrual cycles longer and...
Menstrual cycles change over time, but the menopause, and the time leading up to it, particularly al...
This robot can figure out how to open almost any d...
A robot that can learn to open most types of doors, cabinets, drawers and refrigerators – without hu...
The science and side effects behind the semaglutid...
From how well they work to side effects such as hair loss, here’s the skinny on new weight loss inje...
The neuroscientist harnessing the placebo effect t...
How exactly the placebo effect works is still a mystery, but neuroscientist Luana Colloca is working...
Ocean thunderstorms generate the most intense ligh...
An analysis of satellite observations has identified some extreme thunderstorms over the Indian Ocea...
Asteroid sampled by NASA may once have been part o...
A sample from the asteroid Bennu, brought back by the OSIRIS-REx mission, feature hints that it was ...
Lager could get array of novel flavours thanks to ...
Researchers have recreated the hybridisation of two wild yeast species that led to the first lager y...
Blue eyes may be better for reading in dim light t...
People with blue eyes may have better sight in dim conditions than those with brown eyes, which coul...
Ancient Herculaneum scroll piece revealed by AI – ...
A Greek philosopher’s musings on pleasure, contained in ancient papyrus scrolls buried by Mount Vesu...
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...
