A record-breaking superatomic semiconductor material allows particles to traverse it between 100 and 1000 times faster than electrons pass through a silicon chip ​A record-breaking superatomic semiconductor material allows particles to traverse it between 100 and 1000 times faster than electrons pass through a silicon chip A record-breaking superatomic semiconductor material allows particles to traverse it …

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Household smart meters give a live summary of energy usage and its cost – but the planned switch-off of 2G and 3G mobile networks means that some 7 million devices in England, Wales and Scotland will stop working, warns a government committee ​Household smart meters give a live summary of energy usage and its cost …

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Mysterious rhythmic bursts of light from a supernova hint that it has become a compact object like a black hole or neutron star ​Mysterious rhythmic bursts of light from a supernova hint that it has become a compact object like a black hole or neutron star Mysterious rhythmic bursts of light from a supernova hint that …

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As rock is carved by the wind, it can take on a sphinx-like shape, meaning the Great Sphinx in Egypt may have been partly formed through natural processes ​As rock is carved by the wind, it can take on a sphinx-like shape, meaning the Great Sphinx in Egypt may have been partly formed through natural …

The Great Sphinx of Giza may have been blown into shape by the wind Read More »

A screening test for bowel cancer that looks for RNA in stools can be done at home and is almost as good at detecting the condition as gold-standard colonoscopies ​A screening test for bowel cancer that looks for RNA in stools can be done at home and is almost as good at detecting the condition …

Home stool test detects bowel cancer with over 90 per cent accuracy Read More »

Ketamine becomes trapped inside certain receptors in the brains of mice – and the longer it is trapped, the longer its antidepressant effects last ​Ketamine becomes trapped inside certain receptors in the brains of mice – and the longer it is trapped, the longer its antidepressant effects last Ketamine becomes trapped inside certain receptors in the …

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More than a third of food produced in the US goes to waste. Most of it ends up in landfills where it becomes a major source of planet-warming methane as it decays ​More than a third of food produced in the US goes to waste. Most of it ends up in landfills where it becomes …

Food waste in US landfills produces emissions equal to 12 million cars Read More »

An experiment on the International Space Station suggests early embryo development isn’t affected by the low-gravity, high-radiation conditions ​An experiment on the International Space Station suggests early embryo development isn’t affected by the low-gravity, high-radiation conditions An experiment on the International Space Station suggests early embryo development isn’t affected by the low-gravity, high-radiation conditions 

Several species of flies, moths and planthoppers look so much like their jumping spider enemies that they fool an image-recognition AI ​Several species of flies, moths and planthoppers look so much like their jumping spider enemies that they fool an image-recognition AI Several species of flies, moths and planthoppers look so much like their jumping spider …

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The mini galaxy plant was found flowering on a gravel road after no official sightings had been made since 1981 ​The mini galaxy plant was found flowering on a gravel road after no official sightings had been made since 1981 The mini galaxy plant was found flowering on a gravel road after no official sightings had …

Plant presumed extinct sprouts in a road after more than 40 years Read More »