SCIENCE

‘Vampire’ hedgehog among 234 new species identified in Asia

The vampire-like Hylomys macarong hedgehogAlexei V. Abramov An extraordinary 234 new species were described by scientists in the Greater Mekong…

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The US Navy wants to use quantum computers for war games and much more

The US Navy’s Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS HamptonMC2 Chase Stephens/U.S. Navy/Alamy The US Navy has a long wish…

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The ancient board games we finally know how to play – thanks to AI

In the 1970s, in a grave in a Bronze Age cemetery in Shahr-i Sokhta, Iran, an incredible object was unearthed…

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AI found a new way to create quantum entanglement

AI found a new way to entangle particles of lightluchschenF/Shutterstock Quantum entanglement just got easier, thanks to artificial intelligence. Researchers…

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New forms of animals made by fusing several comb jellies together

A warty comb jelly (Mnemiopsis leidyi)Andrey Nekrasov / Alamy Stock Photo It may be the closest scientists have yet come…

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Most comprehensive picture yet of how organs age at different rates

Someone’s kidneys could be a decade older, biologically, than their brainChristian Kitzmuller/Alamy Our organs appear to age at different rates,…

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Bird flu may be adapting to become more infectious to humans

Bird flu has been spreading in wild animals for years but it is now adapting to humansVuk Valcic//SOPA Images/LightRocket via…

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Hunter-gatherers built a massive fish trap in Belize 4000 years ago

Satellite image showing channels that formed part of an ancient fishery, and Mayan sites nearbyGoogle Earth Archaeologists have discovered a…

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Common chemical in drinking water hasn’t been tested for safety

Millions of US residents may be drinking water containing the potentially harmful compoundYiu Yu Hoi/Getty Images A common disinfectant in…

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We may have solved the mystery of what froze Earth’s inner core

How did Earth’s inner core freeze solid?Rost9/Shutterstock A high concentration of carbon within Earth’s inner core could explain a long-standing…

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