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Four common misconceptions about quantum physics

Four common misconceptions about quantum physics

Quantum mechanics, the theory which rules the microworld of atoms and particles,...

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COP27: a year on from the Glasgow climate pact, the world is burning more fossil fuels than ever

COP27: a year on from the Glasgow climate pact, the world is burning more fossil fuels than ever

The burning of fossil fuels caused 86% of all CO₂ emissions during the past ten...

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Neanderthals: how a carnivore diet may have led to their demise

Neanderthals: how a carnivore diet may have led to their demise

Imagine that you have an unhealthy interest in your neighbours’ lives. Unable to...

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3 things a climate scientist wants world leaders to know ahead of COP27

3 things a climate scientist wants world leaders to know ahead of COP27

World leaders and climate experts are gathering for pivotal United Nations climate...

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Water was both essential and a barrier to early life on Earth – microdroplets are one potential solution to this paradox

Water was both essential and a barrier to early life on Earth – microdroplets are one potential solution to this paradox

It’s a paradox: Life needs water to survive, but a world full of water can’t generate...

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Zombie worlds: five spooky planets orbiting dead stars

Zombie worlds: five spooky planets orbiting dead stars

All stars, including the Sun, have a finite lifetime

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Long COVID: how lost connections between nerve cells in the brain may explain cognitive symptoms

Long COVID: how lost connections between nerve cells in the brain may explain cognitive symptoms

For a portion of people who get COVID, symptoms continue for months or even years...

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3-D techniques shed light on what makes a bird’s lungs so efficient

3-D techniques shed light on what makes a bird’s lungs so efficient

Birds are profoundly important animals. As predators, pollinators, seed dispersers,...

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Four ways to spot hints of alien life using the James Webb Space Telescope

Four ways to spot hints of alien life using the James Webb Space Telescope

The study of exoplanets, worlds which orbit stars other than our sun, is currently...

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Humans are 8% virus – how the ancient viral DNA in your genome plays a role in human disease and development

Humans are 8% virus – how the ancient viral DNA in your genome plays a role in human disease and development

Remnants of ancient viral pandemics in the form of viral DNA sequences embedded...

Siemens Energy to sponsor COP27 in Egypt

Siemens Energy to sponsor COP27 in Egypt

Siemens Energy announced its participation at COP 27, as a supporting sponsor of...

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Bees face many challenges – and climate change is ratcheting up the pressure

Bees face many challenges – and climate change is ratcheting up the pressure

The extreme weather that has battered much of the U.S. in 2022 doesn’t just affect...

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Genetically engineered bacteria make living materials for self-repairing walls and cleaning up pollution

Genetically engineered bacteria make living materials for self-repairing walls and cleaning up pollution

With just an incubator and some broth, researchers can grow reusable filters made...

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October 13 is the last day to receive applications for Scientific Excellence Award

October 13 is the last day to receive applications for Scientific Excellence Award

The Organizing Committee for the Scientific Excellence Award continues to receive...

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A large cockroach thought extinct since the 1930s was just rediscovered on a small island in Australia

A large cockroach thought extinct since the 1930s was just rediscovered on a small island in Australia

In 1887, Australian Museum scientists undertook a pioneering expedition to Lord...

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Bill Gates says Middle East can be part of the solution in green energy

Bill Gates says Middle East can be part of the solution in green energy

Billionaire philanthropist, Bill Gates, has backed the Middle East to be "part of...

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