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Electric eels inspired the first battery two centuries ago and now point a way to future battery technologies
Prepare to be stunned by a technology that nature perfected. maradek/iStock via Getty Images Timothy J. Jorgensen, Georgetown…
Blasting out Earth’s location with the hope of reaching aliens is a controversial idea – two teams of scientists are doing it anyway
Scientists think there are 300 million habitable planets in the Milky Way, and some may be home to…
Why children learn how to say ‘spoon’ before ‘sky’
Children’s physical experiences help them learn new words. (Pexels/Andrea Piacquadio) Emiko Muraki, University of Calgary and Penny Pexman,…
We’ve used a new technique to discover the brightest radio pulsar outside our own galaxy
Artist’s impression of the PSR J0523-7125 in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Carl Knox, ARC Centre of Excellence for…
Ancient cave art: how new hi-tech archaeology is revealing the ghosts of human history
Author provided Paul Pettitt, Durham University and Alistair Pike, University of Southampton New details of our past are…
Will new vaccines be better at fighting coronavirus variants? 5 questions answered
Dozens of coronavirus vaccines are in clinical trials in the U.S. Joao Paulo Burini/Moment via Getty Images Vaibhav…
Wastewater monitoring took off during the COVID-19 pandemic – and here’s how it could help head off future outbreaks
Sampling wastewater can be time-intensive. John Eisele/Colorado State University Susan De Long, Colorado State University and Carol Wilusz,…
Nanoparticles are the future of medicine – researchers are experimenting with new ways to design tiny particle treatments for cancer
Nanoparticles can help cancer drugs home in on tumors and avoid damaging healthy cells. Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library…
65,000 years of food scraps found at Kakadu tell a story of resilience amid changing climate, sea levels and vegetation
May Nango sharing stories about Mamukala wetlands with her grandson, in 2015. Anna Florin (courtesy of GAC), Author…
Linking protected areas from Yellowstone to the Yukon shows the value of conserving large landscapes, not just isolated parks and preserves
Fresh grizzly bear tracks in Yellowstone National Park. Jacob W. Frank, NPS/Flickr Charles C. Chester, Brandeis University and…