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Anti-inflammatory drug extended the lifespan of mice by 20 per cent
A drug that inhibits inflammation helped mice live longer and reduced the animals’ incidence of cancer and age-related health problems
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Tiny solar-powered drones could stay in the air forever
An aerial robot weighing 4 grams is powered by tiny solar panels that produce extremely high voltages – an approach that could enable drones to fly indefinitely
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Why midlife is the perfect time to take control of your future health
The lifestyle choices you make in middle age play a particularly important role in how your brain ages
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Sea slugs discovered working together to hunt in packs
Hunting in packs seems like a complex social behaviour, but it isn't limited to large carnivores like wolves. A simple sea slug species teams up to swarm its venomous anemone prey as a group
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Diamond could be the super semiconductor the US power grid needs
The hidden semiconductor abilities of diamonds could help power grids and electric vehicles manage far greater amounts of electricity more efficiently
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Hurricane forecasts are improving – but big misses are still possible
Scientists have made major strides in predicting rapidly intensifying storms over the past decade, but even the best tech can't keep up as climate change fuels rapidly intensifying storms
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How to watch 2024’s spectacular Perseid meteor shower
The Perseid meteor shower lasts from mid-July until the end of August, and it is one of the most impressive displays of shooting stars there is – here is your guide to spotting it
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Moon of Saturn has an equivalent of freshwater rivers and salty oceans
The liquid hydrocarbon seas, lakes and rivers on Titan have varying compositions and signs of active tides or currents
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How incredibly simple tech can supercharge the race to net zero
To even out the intermittent power supply from wind and solar, we need to build vast energy storage facilities. It turns out the best solution might be cheap, simple ideas like heating bricks and lifting weights
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A new formula for defining a planet still keeps Pluto out of the club
The official definition of a planet, which famously saw Pluto demoted to dwarf planet status in 2006, doesn't really work for worlds outside of our solar system. Now there is a fix – but Pluto is still left out
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People at risk of overdose could be fitted with an anti-opioid implant
A pacemaker-like implant detected opioid overdoses in pigs within 1 minute and successfully administered a treatment
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Bird flu cases may be going undetected in US dairy workers
Ten people in the US have been infected with a strain of bird flu called H5N1, but patchy surveillance means that some cases may be slipping through the cracks
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Raindrop-powered generator harvests electricity from bad weather
A device that generates a small electrical current from falling raindrops is able to power lights and fans
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Planes are under attack from GPS jamming – can we find a fix?
GPS jamming and spoofing has begun to affect transatlantic flights. Now the race is on to develop alternative ways of navigating
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AI can identify a child's sex based on their brain activity
An AI can identify the sex of a 9 to 10-year-old child based on their brain scans, but may be less accurate when it comes to gauging their gender
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Deep pit on moon may be entrance to cave that could act as lunar base
We may have finally found an entry point to the caves hidden beneath the moon’s surface, which could shield future astronauts from dangerous radiation
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The physicist who wants to build a telescope bigger than Earth
Alex Lupsasca plans to extend Earth's largest telescope network beyond the atmosphere with a space-based dish. It could spot part of a black hole we've never seen before – and perhaps discover new physics
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Is a vital ocean current just decades away from catastrophic collapse?
Two studies suggest the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation could collapse by the middle of the century and wreak havoc with the climate, but such predictions are controversial
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A microscopic diving board can cheat the second law of thermodynamics
Working with a tiny cantilever, physicists managed to violate the second law of thermodynamics, using less energy than expected to change the cantilever’s motion
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Your pupils change size as you breathe
Our pupils shrink and expand as we breathe in and out, but whether this affects vision is unclear
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