NASA’s MOXIE experiment on Mars has produced about 100 minutes’ worth of breathable oxygen, raising hopes for future crewed missions Space 31 August 2022 By Jacklin Kwan The MOXIE experiment…
An artificial intelligence learned to skilfully control digital humanoid soccer players by working through decades’ worth of soccer matches in just a few weeks Technology 31 August 2022 By Jeremy…
Robots without batteries, motors or electronics can lack power, but a tiny gearbox driven by an external magnetic field enabled one soft robot to jump almost 40 times its height…
In some types of helium and hydrogen, protons are more than six times as likely to pair up than they are in other atoms – which may mean there is…
The extinction of the dinosaurs left an ecological hole that was quickly filled by mammals, which rapidly developed larger bodies. Now it seems this evolutionary growth spurt was a result…
Mutations in a gene called PADI3 appear to be the most common cause of a rare condition that makes hair stick out at right angles to the scalp Health 31…
A hacking device can be placed under a table and use electromagnetic signals to mimic human touch on nearby touchscreens. It could then be used to secretly download malware or…
Hormone replacement therapy has a bad reputation because of potential risks to long-term health. A new look at the evidence could change our relationship with HRT – and the menopause…
At four locations close to the Yanomami Indigenous reserve in Brazil, many species of fish were found to have mercury levels considered unsafe for consumption Environment 31 August 2022 By…
Songs that were first heard from humpback whales off eastern Australia were picked up in whales off Ecuador several years later, suggesting that the noises passed between groups across the…