2025 • Nov 01
Neural network finds an enzyme that can break down polyurethane
Given a dozen hours, the enzyme can turn a foam pad into reusable chemicals. ...
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2025 • Oct 27
Why imperfection could be key to Turing patterns in nature
Many Turing mechanism models yield too-perfect patterns; varying cell sizes vastly improves the results. ...
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2025 • Oct 25
DNA analysis reveals likely pathogens that killed Napoleon’s army
Microbial DNA suggests troops suffered from paratyphoid fever and relapsing fever, among other diseases. ...
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2025 • Oct 25
Bats eat the birds they pluck from the sky while on the wing
A handful of bat species hunt birds, and new sensor data tells us how. ...
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2025 • Oct 24
DNA and jolts of electricity get people to make optimal antibodies
If we ID the DNA for a great antibody, anyone can now make it. ...
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2025 • Oct 24
Dinosaurs may have flourished right up to when the asteroid hit
Fossil beds in New Mexico show diverse species present in the late Cretaceous. ...
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2025 • Oct 02
World-famous primatologist Jane Goodall dead at 91
Goodall's immersive studies of chimpanzees in Africa redefined what it means to be human. ...
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2025 • Sep 28
150 million-year-old pterosaur cold case has finally been solved
The storm literally snapped the bones in their wings. ...
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2025 • Sep 28
Fiji’s ants might be the canary in the coal mine for the insect apocalypse
A new genetic technique lets museum samples track population dynamics. ...
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2025 • Sep 26
Scientists want to treat complex bone fractures with a bone-healing gun
It's a bit like a handheld 3D printer, with all the accuracy challenges that implies. ...
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2025 • Sep 20
Chimps consume alcohol equivalent of nearly 2 drinks a day
It's the latest evidence in support of Robert Dudley's controversial "drunk monkey" hypothesis. ...
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2025 • Sep 19
Kenya’s Turkana people genetically adapted to live in harsh environment, study suggests
Research which began with conversations round a campfire and went on to examine 7m gene variants shows how people survive with little water and a meat-rich dietA collaboration between Africa...
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