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Published A new possible explanation for the Hubble tension



The universe is expanding. How fast it does so is described by the so-called Hubble-Lemaitre constan...
Published Ancient Australian air-breathing fish from 380 million years ago



The rivers of Australia, which once flowed across its now dry interior, used to host a range of biza ...
Published Detecting odors on the edge: Researchers decipher how insects smell more with less



While humans feature a sophisticated sense of smell, insects have a much more basic olfactory system...
Published Across oceans and millennia: decoding the origin and history of the bottle gourd



Researchers have uncovered intriguing details about the origins and spread of the bottle gourd, one...
Published 'Blob-like' home of farthest-known fast radio burst is collection of seven galaxies



In summer 2022, astronomers detected the most powerful and most distant fast radio burst (FRB) ever...
Published How 3D printers can give robots a soft touch



Soft skin coverings and touch sensors have emerged as a promising feature for robots that are both s...
Published Polyps as pixels: Innovative technique maps biochemistry of coral reefs



Using an innovative new approach to sampling corals, researchers are now able to create maps of cora ...
Published Mediterranean marine worm has developed enormous eyes



Scientists are amazed at the discovery of a bristle worm with such sharp-seeing eyes that they can m...
Published Making crops colorful for easier weeding



To make weeding easier, scientists suggest bioengineering crops to be colorful or to have differentl...
Published Diamond glitter: A play of colors with artificial DNA crystals



Using DNA origami, researchers have built a diamond lattice with a periodicity of hundreds of nanome ...
Published Tiger beetles fight off bat attacks with ultrasonic mimicry



When tiger beetles hear a bat nearby, they respond by creating a high-pitched, ultrasonic noise, and...
Published How killifish embryos use suspended animation to survive over 8 months of drought



The African turquoise killifish lives in ephemeral ponds in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. To survive the...
Published Origin of ancient mummified baboons found in Egypt



Primatologists are using genetic analysis to determine the geographic origin of ancient mummified ba ...
Published Prehistoric person with Turner syndrome identified from ancient DNA



Researchers have developed a new technique to measure the number of chromosomes in ancient genomes m...
Published Ancient DNA reveals the appearance of a 6th century Chinese emperor



What did an ancient Chinese emperor from 1,500 years ago look like? A team of researchers reconstruc...
Published Great apes playfully tease each other



Babies playfully tease others as young as eight months of age. Since language is not required for th...
Published Tudor era horse cemetery in Westminster revealed as likely resting place for elite imported animals



Archaeological analysis of a near unique animal cemetery discovered in London nearly 30 years ago ha...
Published Blood sausages and yak milk: Bronze Age cuisine of Mongolian nomads unveiled



Bronze cauldrons were used by the inhabitants of the Mongolian steppe around 2,700 years ago to proc ...
Published Unexpected chemistry reveals cosmic star factories' secrets



Two galaxies in the early universe, which contain extremely productive star factories, have been stu...
Published Hailstone library to improve extreme weather forecasting



Researchers are measuring and scanning samples for a global 'hailstone library'. Storm simulations u...