Animals that hibernate need a way to keep their blood flowing as their body temperature drops, and it seems that the mechanical properties of red blood cells may be key ​Animals that hibernate need a way to keep their blood flowing as their body temperature drops, and it seems that the mechanical properties of red …

Morphing red blood cells help bats hibernate – and we could do it too Read More »

The US Department of Homeland Security is trialling chemical sensors that detect the first whiff of smoke in the air and alert fire crews while a potential blaze is still smouldering ​The US Department of Homeland Security is trialling chemical sensors that detect the first whiff of smoke in the air and alert fire crews …

Can sensor technology stop a wildfire before it starts? Read More »

The largest prime number is now 16 million digits longer than the previous record found in 2018, thanks to an amateur hunter and his large collection of high-power graphics cards ​The largest prime number is now 16 million digits longer than the previous record found in 2018, thanks to an amateur hunter and his large …

Amateur sleuth finds largest known prime number with 41 million digits Read More »

The upcoming US presidential election will determine how the country regulates tech, combats the climate crisis and decides on access to abortion ​The upcoming US presidential election will determine how the country regulates tech, combats the climate crisis and decides on access to abortion The upcoming US presidential election will determine how the country regulates tech, …

What the US election will mean for AI, climate action and abortion Read More »

The oriental hornet shows no ill effects – or behavioural changes – when it spends a week drinking an 80 per cent alcohol solution ​The oriental hornet shows no ill effects – or behavioural changes – when it spends a week drinking an 80 per cent alcohol solution The oriental hornet shows no ill effects – …

Hornets can hold their alcohol like no other animal on Earth Read More »

Countries are convening in Colombia to agree on wide-ranging targets to stem biodiversity loss and make a plan to pay for it ​Countries are convening in Colombia to agree on wide-ranging targets to stem biodiversity loss and make a plan to pay for it Countries are convening in Colombia to agree on wide-ranging targets to stem …

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Not all winged dinosaurs were necessarily capable of full flight, but this anatomical feature may have enabled them to travel further by flapping or gliding ​Not all winged dinosaurs were necessarily capable of full flight, but this anatomical feature may have enabled them to travel further by flapping or gliding Not all winged dinosaurs were necessarily …

Preserved tracks suggest non-avian dinosaurs used their wings to run Read More »

Humans aren’t capable of regrowing limbs like some salamanders or full organs like some snails and zebrafish, but we do renew some of our cells, including the absorptive lining of our intestines. In contrast to the relatively minor turnover of cells… ​Humans aren’t capable of regrowing limbs like some salamanders or full organs like some …

Snakes don’t go with their gut, they regenerate it Read More »