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Centre of our galaxy has a 'zone of avoidance' and...
The stars that orbit close to the Milky Way's supermassive black hole are already tough to explain –...
The Milky Way could contain thousands of stars fro...
We know there are stars moving fast enough to escape the Milky Way, so the same is probably true of ...
Monarch butterflies' big white spots help them fly...
The big white spots seen on the wings of migratory monarch butterflies may have evolved to help them...
Finger marks on cave walls are among the earliest ...
Symbols have been found carved on the walls of a cave in France that was inhabited by Neanderthals b...
Microsoft says its weird new particle could improv...
Researchers at Microsoft say they have created elusive quasiparticles called Majorana zero modes – b...
Hunter-gatherers in Tanzania have incredibly diver...
The huge diversity of the gut microbiome of Hadza hunter-gatherers from Tanzania hints at how indust...
Tumour-dwelling microbes: A startling new frontier...
New research shows that tumours are home to a rich ecosystem of bacteria and fungi that influence ca...
Ultra-fast boxing robots could be used for real-li...
Robots that respond to a person's movements in a fraction of a second could be used for a real-life ...
Love + Science review: Reflecting on the rise of H...
Two gay medical students attempt to navigate the AIDS crisis – and their own love – in David Glass’s...
What is the June solstice and what causes it?
21 June is the summer solstice or longest day in the northern hemisphere and winter solstice or shor...
Chimpanzees can prepare for alternative futures
Our closest relatives, chimpanzees, seem able to think ahead and prepare for two possible futures – ...
Why have orcas been damaging and sinking so many b...
Orcas have been documented damaging or sinking boats off the coast of Spain and Portugal, but these ...
Quantum computers could slash the energy use of cr...
Mining cryptocurrencies like bitcoin could be done using quantum computers, cutting their electricit...
Tiny robot could stop bleeding from inside the bod...
A centimetre-sized robot with a soft body and metallic scales inspired by pangolins can stop bleedin...
Farming destroyed UK rivers to meet food demand – ...
Rivers are awash with manure, fertiliser and pesticides from farming. This is more polluting even th...
Scientists want to give robots hands made from liv...
Researchers attached pill bugs and chitons to a robot arm to show how creatures might work with mach...
UK’s first deep geothermal project for 36 years op...
A 5-kilometre-deep well is supplying heat to the Eden Project visitor attraction in Cornwall, but de...
Ancient reptiles' long necks made them vulnerable ...
Extremely long necks probably helped ancient marine reptiles ambush prey in murky waters, but also m...
