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Neuralink Plans to Test Whether Its Brain Implant Can Control a Robotic Arm

Elon Musk’s brain implant company is launching...

What will it take to solve our planet’s plastic pollution crisis?

Countries are meeting in South Korea this...

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What will it take to solve our planet’s plastic pollution crisis?

Countries are meeting in South Korea this week to hash out the final details of a global treaty aimed at eliminating plastic pollution — here's what experts say it...

Older people may have better immunity against bird flu virus

Most people born before 1968 have antibodies against flu viruses similar to the H5N1...

How a unique puppy kindergarten lab put the science into dog training

Most dogs aren't bred to feel at ease in our homes, but scientists studying...

This start-up is removing carbon from a polluted New York City river

Projects to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by making the oceans less acidic...

Why gene editors want to treat fetuses when they are still in the womb

Gene editing in the womb could be more effective than the same treatment after...

Majority of people believe their devices spy on them to serve up ads

There is no evidence that advertisers use covert recordings of conversations to target people with adverts, an accusation widely denied by the industry, and...

What to know about creatine, the gym supplement with wide benefits

Creatine is commonly associated with athletes and bodybuilders, but the popular supplement seems to have broad benefits on everything from ageing to brain function

Chimpanzees seem to get more technologically advanced through culture

Groups of wild chimpanzees with more complex tool-using behaviours tend to be genetically linked, providing evidence for cumulative culture in other apes

Brainwave experiment shows minke whales have ultrasonic hearing

In the first hearing test of live baleen whales, the animals detected much higher frequency sounds than expected, forcing researchers to reconsider how these...

World’s thinnest spaghetti won’t please gourmands but may heal wounds

Spaghetti strands that are 200 times thinner than a human hair could be woven into bandages to help prevent infections

We’ve taken a photo of a star in another galaxy for the first time

Using four telescopes linked together, astronomers have captured an astonishing image of a huge star more than 160,000 light years away

Nectar-loving Ethiopian wolves may be the first carnivore pollinators

Endangered Ethiopian wolves feed on the nectar of red hot poker plants, and may transport pollen from flower to flower as they do so

Super-bright black holes could reveal if the universe is pixelated

Space-time may not be continuous but instead made up of many discrete bits – and we may be able to see their effects near...

Robotic pigeon reveals how birds fly without a vertical tail fin

A flying robot uses its bird-like tail to maintain stability in flight – a technique that could enable more aerodynamic aircraft designs that use...

Putting food waste in the bin felt wrong until I learned where it went

When I moved back to York, UK, I was shocked by its garbage system, with limited recycling and no composting. But a bit of...

Is this the pettiest it is possible to be in an academic article?

Feedback is in awe of the authors of a new study in the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, and how they handled requests from...

Could brain freezing cure all disease – indirectly?

Neuroscientist Ariel Zeleznikow-Johnston's book The Future Loves You presents a bold new take on dying

Mayors are the leaders we need to help fight climate change

By 2050, 70 per cent of the world's population will live in urban centres - that's just one reason why mayors will be essential...

Our trust in society is eroding. We need to fight back

A recent scandal over food hygiene ratings shows how deception destroys trust within society. We need to fight back, says Jonathan R. Goodman
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