Erin

Erin

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Earth is getting a tiny new mini-moon. It won’t be the first (or the last)

Earth is getting a tiny new mini-moon. It won’t be the first (or the last)

The regular Moon’s new, temporary friend is 2024 PT₅, an asteroid captured from...

Research
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Rare Florida fossil finally ends debate about how porcupine jaws and tails evolved

Rare Florida fossil finally ends debate about how porcupine jaws and tails evolved

Published in Current Biology, our paper argues that North American porcupine ancestors...

Technology
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Cyborg: A Documentary – new film about first upgraded human asks whether we should just because we can

Cyborg: A Documentary – new film about first upgraded human asks whether we should just because we can

Neil Harbisson is the world’s first officially recognised human cyborg, having had...

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‘Pig butchering’ fraud: the link between modern slavery, torture and online crime

‘Pig butchering’ fraud: the link between modern slavery, torture and online crime

The term supposedly represents how victims are fattened up for slaughter like pigs

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Even the heaviest particles experience the usual quantum weirdness, new experiment shows

Even the heaviest particles experience the usual quantum weirdness, new experiment shows

One of the most surprising predictions of physics is entanglement, a phenomenon...

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Astronomers just detected the biggest black hole jets ever seen – and named them Porphyrion

Astronomers just detected the biggest black hole jets ever seen – and named them Porphyrion

The largest known black hole jets, 23 million light years across, have been discovered...

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Apple’s iPhone 16 launch shows AI is shaking up the tech giant’s core market

Apple’s iPhone 16 launch shows AI is shaking up the tech giant’s core market

As someone who helped set up one of the first iPhones back in late 2007 on live...

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The fascinating secrets of plant reproduction that scientists are still uncovering

The fascinating secrets of plant reproduction that scientists are still uncovering

You might think flowers don’t have much choice about who they mate with, given they...

Technology
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AI is working its way into smartphones, but some tools could be subverted for misinformation

AI is working its way into smartphones, but some tools could be subverted for misinformation

Artificial intelligence (AI) has already transformed how we work and communicate....

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A lonely and ancient plant needs a female partner and researchers are using drones and AI to find it – podcast

A lonely and ancient plant needs a female partner and researchers are using drones and AI to find it – podcast

The only known specimens of Encephalartos woodii (E. woodii), a species of cycad,...

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Methane is pitched as a climate villain – could changing how we think about it make it a saviour?

Methane is pitched as a climate villain – could changing how we think about it make it a saviour?

Surging methane emissions put our ability to meet Paris agreement climate targets...

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XEC: what you need to know about the new COVID variant

XEC: what you need to know about the new COVID variant

A new COVID variant is spreading rapidly and could soon become the dominant variant...

Society
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Gen Z’s language might seem incomprehensible but slang has always sounded that way – just look at these five Victorian sayings

Gen Z’s language might seem incomprehensible but slang has always sounded that way – just look at these five Victorian sayings

Here are some more great ones that you could incorporate into your daily speech

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Glue in the face: how frogs’ sticky secretions defend them from attack

Glue in the face: how frogs’ sticky secretions defend them from attack

Many of us are familiar with the story of The Frog Prince, where a princess kisses...

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Plants get a GMO glow-up: Genetically modified varieties are coming out of the lab and into homes and gardens

Plants get a GMO glow-up: Genetically modified varieties are coming out of the lab and into homes and gardens

As any avid gardener will tell you, plants with sharp thorns and prickles can leave...

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