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Bacteria-inspired robot uses 12 spinning flagella to roam underwater
An underwater drone with long, spinning arms like the flagella of bacteria could survey the seas without endangering marine life, its creators claim
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Bacteria-inspired robot uses 12 spinning flagella to roam underwater
An underwater drone with long, spinning arms like the flagella of bacteria could survey the seas without endangering marine life, its creators claim
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We're finally uncovering fibre's remarkable benefits for body and mind
From dampening inflammation to boosting mental health, the many types of dietary fibre have a surprisingly large impact throughout the body. Here's how to get your fill
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We're finally uncovering fibre's remarkable benefits for body and mind
From dampening inflammation to boosting mental health, the many types of dietary fibre have a surprisingly large impact throughout the body. Here's how to get your fill
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Earth's upper mantle is revealing the deepest effect of human activity
As the Aral Sea has been drained by irrigation and dried up, the mass loss on the surface has caused Earth’s upper mantle to rise up, lifting the emptied sea bed an average of 7 millimetres per year
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Earth's upper mantle is revealing the deepest effect of human activity
As the Aral Sea has been drained by irrigation and dried up, the mass loss on the surface has caused Earth’s upper mantle to rise up, lifting the emptied sea bed an average of 7 millimetres per year
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Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy could significantly cut dementia risk
Dozens of trials testing GLP-1 drugs like semaglutide, the medicine in Ozempic and Wegovy, against a placebo suggest that they really could protect against dementia
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Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy could significantly cut dementia risk
Dozens of trials testing GLP-1 drugs like semaglutide, the medicine in Ozempic and Wegovy, against a placebo suggest that they really could protect against dementia
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'Quantum Darwinism' may explain why we live in a shared reality
A framework inspired by evolution may demonstrate why two observers see the same non-quantum world emerge from the many fuzzy probabilities of the quantum realm
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'Quantum Darwinism' may explain why we live in a shared reality
A framework inspired by evolution may demonstrate why two observers see the same non-quantum world emerge from the many fuzzy probabilities of the quantum realm
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AI data scrapers are an existential threat to Wikipedia
As AI developers harvest Wikipedia content to train their models, the resulting surge in automated traffic is driving up costs for the non-profit that runs the popular crowdsourced encyclopaedia
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AI data scrapers are an existential threat to Wikipedia
As AI developers harvest Wikipedia content to train their models, the resulting surge in automated traffic is driving up costs for the non-profit that runs the popular crowdsourced encyclopaedia
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Cannibal spiders have strange trick to stop their siblings eating them
A spider species eat their siblings as soon as they die but tolerate each other when they are alive, suggesting a mysterious signal helps them to determine when to dine on a nest mate
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Cannibal spiders have strange trick to stop their siblings eating them
A spider species eat their siblings as soon as they die but tolerate each other when they are alive, suggesting a mysterious signal helps them to determine when to dine on a nest mate
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Largest ever US honeybee die-off has destroyed 1.6 million colonies
Beekeepers often experience some seasonal losses, but this past winter, more than half of all US honeybee colonies died off, potentially the largest loss in US history
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Largest ever US honeybee die-off has destroyed 1.6 million colonies
Beekeepers often experience some seasonal losses, but this past winter, more than half of all US honeybee colonies died off, potentially the largest loss in US history
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Wind farm developers are worried about neighbours stealing their wind
Wakes from offshore wind farms can reduce the power generated by neighbouring farms – an issue that is growing more prevalent as turbines get bigger and more numerous
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Wind farm developers are worried about neighbours stealing their wind
Wakes from offshore wind farms can reduce the power generated by neighbouring farms – an issue that is growing more prevalent as turbines get bigger and more numerous
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Kennedy has taken a sledgehammer to the US's public health
The US anti-vaccine movement is now firmly embedded in the highest levels of government, where those overseeing public health agencies are making drastic cuts both wide and deep
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Kennedy has taken a sledgehammer to the US's public health
The US anti-vaccine movement is now firmly embedded in the highest levels of government, where those overseeing public health agencies are making drastic cuts both wide and deep
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