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An e-scooter with ultrasonic sensors and collision avoidance software

Technology

Autonomous e-scooters could ride themselves back to charging points

Teams of staff usually return e-scooters to where they will be needed, but adapted scooters that can balance and stop themselves, and be controlled remotely, are a step towards autonomous ones that can take themselves wherever they have to go

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Earth

Extreme heat in 2023 linked to drastic slump in growth of marine life

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Health

Dietary changes relieve irritable bowel syndrome better than medicine

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Illustration of the reward pathway in the human brain

Health

Cocaine seems to hijack brain pathways that prioritise food and water

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Life

Fossil snake discovered in India may have been the largest ever

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Space

Jupiter’s moon Io has been a volcanic inferno for billions of years

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Technology

Quantum-proof encryption may not actually stop quantum hackers

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Patterns produced by 'polygon billiards'

Mathematics

Particles move in beautiful patterns when they have 鈥榮patial memory鈥�

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Maya ornament

Humans

Ancient Maya burned their dead rulers to mark a new dynasty

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rainstorm in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Environment

What is cloud seeding and did it cause the floods in Dubai?

Cloud seeding almost certainly did not play a significant role in the flooding on the Arabian peninsula this week 鈥� but the heavy rains may have been exacerbated by climate change

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Life

Ancient marine reptile found on UK beach may be the largest ever

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Humans

Ancient humans lived inside a lava tube in the Arabian desert

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Health

Why we need to change the way we think about exhaustion

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Environment

Old-fashioned pessimism might actually help us fight climate change

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