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Extra-hard hexagonal diamonds can now be grown in ...
Hexagonal diamond up to 60 per cent stronger than normal diamonds could be used to create super-toug...
Covid-19 and flu may reawaken dormant cancer cells...
Mice with a handful of cancerous cells in their lungs experienced a 100-fold increase to this number...
New-to-science stick insect is the heaviest ever f...
A giant stick insect species found in Australia’s Wet Tropics named Acrophylla alta can reach 40 cen...
Ancient pots found near Pompeii contain 2500-year-...
A mysterious residue inside a set of ancient Greek pots from Paestum, Italy, has now been identified...
Meltwater bursts through Greenland ice in first-of...
Satellite images reveal how a subglacial lake erupted through the Greenland ice sheet – a phenomenon...
Rust-based battery connects to an electricity grid...
An iron-air battery in the Netherlands, which can store energy for 100 hours or more to make renewab...
California bets on iron-salt battery power to prot...
A battery made from cheap and non-flammable iron and salt could provide emergency power in one of Ca...
Forests with robust animal populations store four ...
An analysis of thousands of forest plots reveals an underappreciated link between animal biodiversit...
Is gravity a new type of force that arises from co...
Decades ago, a renegade physicist suggested that gravity isn't so much a force as just a byproduct o...
Solar-powered ambush drones can wait for targets l...
Russian ambush drones have been seen in Ukraine fitted with cheap solar panels, which enable them to...
Steadfast lifestyle changes seem best to improve c...
Healthy habits like exercising and eating well really do seem to improve cognitive decline, particul...
Puppy and cheetah cub make unlikely pair of step-s...
An Australian zoo has recruited a puppy to help socialise a precious cheetah cub after she had to be...
We may be able to share quantum entanglement nearl...
A pair of quantum experimenters that share two entangled particles may be able to pass some of that ...
How revolutionary new tests can unlock the power o...
Your circadian rhythm influences mood, metabolism and even how well you respond to medical treatment...
A vast bubble around a dying star is too big to co...
A red supergiant star is surrounded by a sphere of dust and gas so large there is no known explanati...
Signs of alien life on exoplanet K2-18b have all b...
Earlier this year, astronomers reported possible evidence of life on another planet – but new observ...
Solar drone with wingspan wider than jumbo jet cou...
A pioneering solar-powered drone aircraft operated by Skydweller Aero will be used for maritime surv...
Negative social ties, like frenemies, could be age...
Having someone in your life who hassles you or causes problems could be adding 2.5 months to your bi...
