The asteroid Ryugu has all of the main ingredients for life
All five of the canonical nucleobases – the underpinnings of DNA, RNA and life on Earth – have been found in samples from the asteroid Ryugu
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The secret of how cats twist in mid-air to land on their feet
An exceptionally flexible region of the spine enables falling cats to twist the front and back halves of their body sequentially to ensure a safe landing
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Neanderthals may have treated wounds with antibiotic sticky tar
Tar made from birch tree bark is commonly found at Neanderthal sites, and experiments show that it kills some bacteria that cause skin infections
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Injectable “satellite livers” could offer an alternative to liver transplantation
The engineered tissue grafts could take on the liver’s function and help thousands of people with liver failure.
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'We got evidence of boars, deer, bears, aurochs': Ancient DNA reveals sunken realm Doggerland had habitable forests during the last ice age
A landmass that once connected Britain to mainland Europe had temperate forests that could have sustained Stone Age people for millennia before the landmass was
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Physicists created an electron 'catapult' that moves particles at 'extraordinary' speed
Using a new method, physicists found a way to 'catapult' electrons across solar materials in quadrillionths of a second.
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Unusual burials of Celtic 'warriors' discovered in France point to violent deaths
Archaeologists have unearthed a Celtic cemetery in France that holds 18 unusual seated burials.
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The ancient Goths were an ethnically diverse group
Ancient DNA reveals that the Goths of eastern Europe, some of whom would ultimately sack the city of Rome, may have been a mix of peoples from three continents
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Particle discovered at CERN solves a 20-year-old mystery
Physicists working on the LHCb experiment have spotted an elusive and fleeting particle, a heavier and more charming cousin to the proton, that has been sought
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3I/ATLAS: Interstellar comet has water unlike any in our solar system
The levels of a heavy form of hydrogen in 3I/ATLAS are 30 to 40 times higher than in Earth's oceans, suggesting the comet has a cold and distant origin
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What is a galaxy? That's a surprisingly difficult question to answer
Figuring out what really counts as a galaxy could give us insights into dark matter and potentially shake up astrophysics, cosmology and particle physics, says
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A crisis in cosmology may mean hidden dimensions really exist
Physicists are scrambling to understand why dark energy is weakening. In a surprising twist, we must now reconsider the possibility that our reality contains ex
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JWST reveals a strange sulfur world unlike any planet we know
Astronomers have identified a strange new kind of exoplanet that challenges how scientists classify worlds beyond our Solar System. The planet, L 98-59 d, appea
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Scientists finally reveal how this Alzheimer’s drug really works
A key Alzheimer’s drug has finally revealed its secret. Researchers discovered that lecanemab works by activating the brain’s immune cells—but only throug
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A strange twist in the universe’s oldest light may be bigger than we thought
Scientists studying a mysterious effect called cosmic birefringence—a subtle twist in the polarization of the universe’s oldest light—have developed a new
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Physicists discover a heavy cousin of the proton at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider
A new subatomic particle known as the Ξcc⁺ has been discovered at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider. This heavy proton-like particle contains two charm quarks a
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Light-based technique creates artificial structures that mimic the scaffolding of cells
A laser-based system that can create mesh-like structures in a dish that resemble the cytoskeletons of cells has been developed by two RIKEN researchers. They d
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Mystery 'whippet' space explosion is the brightest of its kind
A rapidly brightening burst of light called AT 2024wpp, or "the Whippet", is baffling astronomers. One explanation is that it is the result of an exotic star fa
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Why a Peruvian mountain is becoming an 'impossible' particle detector
Deep canyons in the Andes are the perfect location to catch the most energetic particles in the universe. Carlos Argüelles-Delgado reveals how these intergalac
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Fluorescent ruby-like gems have been found on Mars for the first time
The Perseverance rover has found tiny crystals that seem to be rubies or sapphires inside pebbles on Mars, where they have never been seen before
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