Erin

Erin

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We were told we’d be riding in self-driving cars by now. What happened to the promised revolution?

We were told we’d be riding in self-driving cars by now. What happened to the promised revolution?

According to predictions made nearly a decade ago, we should be riding around in...

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We’ve been connecting brains to computers longer than you’d expect. These 3 companies are leading the way

We’ve been connecting brains to computers longer than you’d expect. These 3 companies are leading the way

Since it was founded in 2016, Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface (BCI) company...

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Bird-brained? Climate change may affect intelligence in birds

Bird-brained? Climate change may affect intelligence in birds

Large brains are a hallmark of human evolution. Brains allow us to make sense of...

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Can the heat from running computers help grow our food? It’s complicated

Can the heat from running computers help grow our food? It’s complicated

Digital technologies are changing how food is produced. And it’s more than harvesting...

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COVID testing led to new techniques of disease diagnosis: progress mustn’t stop now

COVID testing led to new techniques of disease diagnosis: progress mustn’t stop now

In March 2020, weeks before the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19...

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Minimum viable whale: Antarctic minke whales may be as small as a krill-eating filter feeder can get in our modern oceans

Minimum viable whale: Antarctic minke whales may be as small as a krill-eating filter feeder can get in our modern oceans

Meagre giants hide in the ice-covered bays and fjords of the Antarctic peninsula

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Marsupials and other mammals separately evolved flight many times, and we are finally learning how

Marsupials and other mammals separately evolved flight many times, and we are finally learning how

Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land on the next tree. Many groups...

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We’re a step closer to learning how misplaced DNA could influence disease risk

We’re a step closer to learning how misplaced DNA could influence disease risk

DNA is our body’s instruction manual. It contains all the information that our cells...

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TB kills 75,000 children in Africa every year: how this can stop

TB kills 75,000 children in Africa every year: how this can stop

Tuberculosis (TB) is a preventable and curable disease. Half of the world’s 30 highest...

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Four volcanic hotspots in the Solar System

Four volcanic hotspots in the Solar System

Evidence for current volcanic activity on the planet Venus has recently made the...

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People with faceblindness aren’t believed by their doctors – here’s what needs to change

People with faceblindness aren’t believed by their doctors – here’s what needs to change

Imagine what life would be like if you couldn’t recognise your own family and friends...

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IPCC report: Climate solutions exist, but humanity has to break from the status quo and embrace innovation

IPCC report: Climate solutions exist, but humanity has to break from the status quo and embrace innovation

It’s easy to feel pessimistic when scientists around the world are warning that...

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Seabirds that swallow ocean plastic waste have scarring in their stomachs – scientists have named this disease ‘plasticosis’

Seabirds that swallow ocean plastic waste have scarring in their stomachs – scientists have named this disease ‘plasticosis’

As a conservation biologist who studies plastic ingestion by marine wildlife, I...

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Why does time change when traveling close to the speed of light? A physicist explains

Why does time change when traveling close to the speed of light? A physicist explains

Why does time change when traveling close to the speed of light? – Timothy, age...

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3D-printing the brain’s blood vessels with silicone could improve and personalize neurosurgery – new technique shows how

3D-printing the brain’s blood vessels with silicone could improve and personalize neurosurgery – new technique shows how

A new 3D-printing technique using silicone can make accurate models of the blood...

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Researchers turned superglue into a recyclable, cheap, oil-free plastic alternative

Researchers turned superglue into a recyclable, cheap, oil-free plastic alternative

Our team used superglue as a starting material to develop a low-cost, recyclable...

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