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A Wheel Made of ‘Odd Matter’ Spontaneously Rolls Uphill

In a physics lab in Amsterdam, there’s a wheel that can spontaneously roll uphill by wiggling. This “odd...

Are super-Earths more friendly to life than our planet?

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‘Alien goldfish’ may have been unique mollusc, say scientists

The mystery of a bizarre creature dubbed the “alien goldfish”, which has baffled fossil experts for decades, may have...

To Understand Brain Disorders, Consider the Astrocyte

Imagine the brain as the night sky—an expansive sea of tissue dotted with cells of all shapes and sizes....

Epigenetic ‘Clocks’ Predict Animals’ True Biological Age

This time a year ago, Steve Horvath was looking for pangolin DNA. The ancient scaly anteater would be...

‘Aural tattoos’: sperm whales use sounds to signal social identity, say scientists

S perm whales are among the deepest divers on the planet. They are natural submarines, spending 70% of...

Study reveals striking differences in brains of modern humans and Neanderthals

Neanderthals have long been portrayed as our dim-witted, thuggish cousins. Now groundbreaking research has – while not confirmed...

‘Ticking away in the back of my mind’: what does it mean to know the risk embedded in your DNA?

M ortality has always been on Perry Jones’ mind, much more so than your average 20-something. She’s dealt...

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