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Antimatter particles could cross the galaxy without being destroyed

Antimatter particles could cross the galaxy without being...

Experiments at CERN's particle collider suggest that antihelium particles created...

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Spectacular liquid fractal generated by a submerged spinning top

Spectacular liquid fractal generated by a submerged spinning...

A spinning top submerged in a liquid mixture generates a fractal – a pattern that...

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Fossils reveal the dinosaur era's changing insect soundscape

Fossils reveal the dinosaur era's changing insect soundscape

Bush crickets from the Triassic era onwards evolved high-frequency songs to avoid...

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Alzheimer’s disease progression slowed using CRISPR technique in mice

Alzheimer’s disease progression slowed using CRISPR technique...

Removing only a small segment of a gene in the brain cells of mice reduced the formation...

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Elephant-nose fish do a little dance to help them 'see' in 3D

Elephant-nose fish do a little dance to help them 'see'...

Pulses of electricity give some fish the ability to identify objects or prey, and...

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Biogel armour can stop a supersonic projectile in its tracks

Biogel armour can stop a supersonic projectile in its tracks

A protein found in human cells has been repurposed to make a material that reforms...

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Plym to Pamlico review: Nuclear test veterans find poignant voice

Plym to Pamlico review: Nuclear test veterans find poignant...

Would your radiation badge work? What would it be like to witness a nuclear bomb...

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Magnetic tape: The surprisingly retro way big tech stores your data

Magnetic tape: The surprisingly retro way big tech stores...

From family photos to particle physics data, we generate stupendous amounts of digital...

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OpenAI is developing a watermark to identify work from its GPT text AI

OpenAI is developing a watermark to identify work from...

A cryptographic tool inserts a detectable signature in the words produced by OpenAI’s...

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Nuclear fusion researchers have achieved historic energy milestone

Nuclear fusion researchers have achieved historic energy...

A controlled fusion reaction has generated more energy than was put into the system...

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NASA's Perseverance rover recorded the sound of a dust devil on Mars

NASA's Perseverance rover recorded the sound of a dust...

The Perseverance rover is the first spacecraft to carry a microphone to another...

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COP15: Rich countries announce alliance to make mineral mining green

COP15: Rich countries announce alliance to make mineral...

Seven of the world's wealthiest countries have announced an alliance to improve...

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Drone used to map radioactive vault at former US weapons site

Drone used to map radioactive vault at former US weapons...

A drone has mapped a vault full of radioactive powder as part of a decades-long...

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The human brain breaks apart 10 times as easily as polystyrene foam

The human brain breaks apart 10 times as easily as polystyrene...

Researchers used MRI scans and an algorithm to measure the stiffness and resilience...

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Scientists finally found the clitoris on snakes – and there are two

Scientists finally found the clitoris on snakes – and there...

Researchers found the first evidence of a two-part sexual organ called a hemiclitoris...

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Boston-based cybersecurity startup Snyk raised $196.5M at a $7.4B valuation, down 12% from its round in September 2021, bringing its total raised to $1.075B (Ron Miller/TechCrunch)

Boston-based cybersecurity startup Snyk raised $196.5M...

Ron Miller / TechCrunch:Boston-based cybersecurity startup Snyk raised $196.5M at...