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Global warming is melting glaciers and that means more tsunamis
ONEofthehighesttsunamisonrecordwasprobablycausedbyglobalwarming–andawarmerworldwillmeanmoreofthesame.AlandslideneartheendoftheTyndallGlacierinAlaskasent180milliontonnesofrockintoTaanFjordon17October20
Filling Sahara with solar and wind farms would double local rainfall
ByMichaelLePageCOVERINGtheSaharadesertinsolarpanelsandwindfarmswouldn’tonlyhelppowertheworld
Why a rake on the moon messed up our theories of life on Earth
NASAByLeahCraneAPOLLOastronautsdidn’tdigdeepenoughtogetatruepictureofthemoon’shistory–afindingthatmayspelltroublefortheoriesabouttheriseoflifeonEarth.Whenarockcrashesintothemoonoraplanet
Alcohol advisers threaten to quit health body due to industry links
TWOadviserstoPublicHealthEngland(PHE)havesaidtheymayquittheirrolesattheagency
Zoologger: Necrophiliac spider mite prefers its mate dead
DROP-DEADgorgeous.Thatishowthetwo-spottedspidermitemustseeitspotentialmate.Theonlytroubleis
金沙游戏官网:Just one tiny piece of plastic may be enough to kill a baby turtle
JordiChias/Naturepl.comYOUNGturtlesoffAustralia’sQueenslandcoastaremoreatriskofswallowingplasticthantheirelders.Autopsieson246seaturtlesthatwashedupdeadonbeachesacrossQueenslandshowedthat58hadeachinge
New Apple Watch heart monitor sounds great – here's why it may not be
DigitalFirstMedia/TheMercuryNewsviaGettyImagesByClareWilsonTHElatestAppleWatchwillgivepeoplewarningsiftheirheartrategoestoohighorlowandletthemtakearead-outoftheirheart’selectricalactivity.Itisbeingbil
BPA-free plastics seem to disrupt sperm and egg development in mice
PLASTICbottlesareoftensoldas“BPA-free”
Millions of missing galaxies found hiding in plain sight
ByMichaelSlezak(Image:GabrielPérezDíaz)YOUlookeverywhereforsomethinganditwasinyourpocketallalong.Millionsofancientgalaxiesthoughttohavebeendestroyedincollisionsseemtobehidingindiscsofstarsinotherga
Next round of Paris climate talks hits sticking points
JewelSamad/AFP/GettyImagesLITTLEprogresswasmadeatthelatestroundofclimatetalksinBangkoklastweek
An antioxidant might lead to new therapies for bone arthritis
ANANTIOXIDANTsupplementhasshownpromiseinhelpingmicewithosteoarthritis
Antimatter seen in two places at once thanks to quantum experiment
EasternLightcraft/GettyByLeahCraneAPARTICLEcanbeintwoplacesatonce–evenifitismadeofantimatter.Theresultcomesfromanantimattertwistonaclassicexperimenttoshowacentraltenetofquantummechanics:thatallpartic
Recharge pools could help quench future California droughts
ByHalHodson(Image:LucyNicholson/Reuters)THEworstrecordeddroughtinCalifornia’shistoryhasforcedstateregulatorstorestrictpeople’swaterusebyaquarter.Inthelong-run
Watch a blast of sound turn floating drops into bubbles
caiaimage/AlamyBURSTasoapbubbleanditsplitsintodroplets.Nowwecandothereverse
Artificial genes show life does not have to be based on DNA
EliasFunez/ModestoBee/Zumapress.com/AlamyByMichaelMarshallLIFEneednotbebasedonDNA.Sosayresearcherswhohavecreatedtwonewversionsoftheiconicmolecule
Hydrogen can form ‘ghost bonds’ with something that isn’t even there
ByAndyCoghlanCHEMISTShaveaplantomakeghostsinthelab
Bandages laser-bonded to your skin may fix wounds better than stitches
WOUNDSareusuallyfixedwithstitchesandstaplesthatdamagesurroundingtissue.Thiscouldbeavoidedwithanewbandagethatsealswoundswithoutstitches.KaushalRegeatArizonaStateUniversityandhiscolleaguesmadethebandage
金沙游戏官网:Robot cleaner can empty bins and sweep floors
ByHalHodson(Image:FraunhoferIPA)Video:RobotcleanertidiesupanofficebuildingROOMBASwerejustthestart.AnofficecleaningrobotisbeingputthroughitspacesbyDussmann
You should soothe babies who wake at night – it speeds sleep training
ByYvaineYeCOMFORTINGaninfantunder3monthsofagewhowakesatnightcanhelpspeedthepathtoamorerestfulexistence.Beyondthe3-monthmark
First baby born with IVF that uses stem cells to pep up old eggs
(Image:StaceyLeeRobson)HE’Sknownastheworld’sfirststemcellbaby.ZainRajaniwasbornthreeweeksagoinCanadaafterhisparentsoptedforanewtypeofIVFthatisclaimedtopepupawoman’seggsbyinjectingthemwithmitochondri
Jocelyn Bell Burnell wins $3m Breakthrough prize for pulsars discovery
DavidHartley/REX/ShutterstockByLeahCraneIN1974
Acid is dribbling out of the melting permafrost in the Arctic
ByMichaelMarshallSOMEpatchesofArcticpermafrostareleakingacidastheymelt.Thedribbleofacidisdestroyingrocksandreleasingmorecarbondioxideintotheair–butitisn’tclearhowmuch.Permafrostissoilandsandthatnormal
Humans, not bots, spread Twitter conspiracies after Parkland shooting
ByChrisBaraniukWHENthegunmanwhoattackedstudentsandstaffatMarjoryStonemanDouglasHighSchoolinParkland
You could survive falling into a black hole but it may get weird
VictorHabbickVision/SCIENCEPHOTOLIBRARYByLeahCraneIFYOUjumpintoablackhole
Bunnies draped in fake polar bear fur are both cosy and stealthy
YingCuiIT’Sabunnyinbears’clothing.Arabbitwrappedinanewtextileinspiredbypolarbearhairkeepsallitsbodyheatin
Will a new wave of smart glasses make us 'glassholes' again?
ByJamaisCascioASKpunditswhatkilledGoogleGlass’smass-marketdreamandtheywilllistvariousissues
金沙游戏官网:Electric eel-inspired batteries could power life-long pacemakers
THEfutureofmedicalimplantsmaybefishy.Asoftandfleshyelectriceel-inspiredbatterycouldlieattheheartofnext-generationpacemakersandotherdevices.Tocreateaprototypeofsuchabattery
Quantum computer could have predicted Trump's surprise election
EduardoMunozAlvarez/AFP/GettyImagesByJenniferOuellettePREDICTINGtheoutcomeofageneralelectionisachallenge.Butcombiningquantumcomputingwithneuralnetworktechnologycouldimproveforecasts
Mystery 'honeycombs' are found on many rocks and now we know why
MichalFilippiHONEYCOMBpatterns
Miniature personalised tumours could help you get the best chemo
GROWINGminiaturetumoursinthelabcouldhelpdoctorsdiscoverthebestwaytotreateachpatient
We thought gorillas only walked on their knuckles. We were wrong
ChristopheCourteau/Naturepl.comByRichardKemenyOURapeforebearsmighthavebeenmoreversatilethanwethought.Astudyofmoderngorillassuggeststhatthecommonancestorwesharewiththemmayhavebeenabletowalkinmanyways
Cases of measles in Europe have quadrupled in just one year
MEASLESismakingareturninEurope.Morethan21
CRISPR has fixed the genetic cause of a learning disability
THEgene-editingtechniqueCRISPRhasbeenusedinthelabtoswitchonageneinhumanbraincellswhosedormancyisbehindalearningdisability.FragileXsyndromeisthemostcommoninheritedformofcognitiveimpairment
Transgender woman is first to be able to breastfeed her baby
plainpicture/WavebreakByJessicaHamzelouATRANSGENDERwomanhasbecomethefirstofficiallyrecordedtobreastfeedherbaby.Anexperimentalthree-and-a-half-monthtreatmentregimenenabledthewomantoproduce227gramsofmil
Virtual reality walking stick tutors blind people to cross roads
YOUnolongerneedtobeabletoseetoenjoyvirtualreality.Microsoft’s“canetroller”isawalkingcanethatsimulatesthefeelingofrealobjectswithvibrations
Three photons stick together to create a new form of light
ByLeahCranePHOTONSarestickingtogetherlikeneverbefore.Theindividualphotonsthatmakeupabeamoflightnormallydon’tinteract
Movie studio AI predicts who will like a film based on its trailer
MediaProduction/GettyByChrisBaraniukInaworld…whereartificialintelligenceseemsunstoppable
How you speak predicts if psychedelic therapy will help you
ByJessicaHamzelouTHEwayyouspeakmayrevealwhetherapsychedelicdrugcouldhelptreatdepressionoranxiety.RobinCarhart-HarrisandhisteamatImperialCollegeLondonhavebeentestingpsilocybin–ahallucinogenfoundinmagic
金沙游戏官网:Surgical instruments may spread Alzheimer's proteins
ByAndyCoghlanWEMAYneedtorethinksterilisationproceduresaftertherevelationthatbrainoperationsseemtohavespreadproteinslinkedtoAlzheimer’sdisease.PeoplewhohaveAlzheimer’sdiseasetypicallyhaveplaquesofstick
Facebook may guess millions of people’s sexuality to sell ads
MarcoPiunti/gettyFACEBOOKknowsmoreaboutyouthanyoumightthink.Astudyhasforthefirsttimerevealedthescaleofitsdatagathering
Oceans on alien worlds may form when the air explodes in flames
ByLeahCraneTHErightcombinationofgasescouldputexoplanetsthroughanexplosiveseachange.Hydrogenandoxygeninanatmospherecanigniteandleavebehindwater
We cannot breathe easily when deadly air threatens young children
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How a bat’s hairy tongue lets it suck up nectar like a sponge
RebeccaBloomPhoto/GettySOMEbatsusetheirhairytonguestoslurpupnectarfromflowers
Venezuela launches its own cryptocurrency backed by oil
VENEZUELANpresidentNicolásMadurohaslaunchedthepetro–acryptocurrencyinasimilarveintobitcoin.Madurohopesthatitwillraisehardcurrencyforthecash-strappedcountry
The sun shrinks and grows again by 2 kilometres every 11 years
SDO/NASAByLeahCraneThesunisgrowing.Andshrinking
Shampoo is causing air pollution, but let's not lose our heads
FairfaxMediaviaGettyByMichaelMarshallSAYairpollutionandwetendtothinkofcarexhausts
City planners against global warming - Rethinking the design of towns and cities could help to restrain the spiralling growth of traffic and cut emissions of carbon dioxide
ByMICKHAMERItwouldtakeanintrepidshoppertovisitSainsbury’ssupermarketatHeyfordHillontheoutskirtsofOxfordwithoutacar.Thereisnopublictransport