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More legs, more stability on rough terrain

Technology

Centipede robots with more legs are better at walking over bumps

A series of centipede-inspired robots with different numbers of legs show that the more legs a robot has, the better it is at moving across unpredictable ground

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A large brown locust, Locusta migratoria, with a pattern on its body sits on branch among green vegetation in a summer garden. The migratory locust is the most widespread locust species

Life

Locusts produce an odour to try to put other locusts off eating them

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Life

Ancient bacteria genome reconstructed from Neanderthal tooth gunk

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Life

Gannets’ blue eyes turn black after an infection with bird flu

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Technology

Electronic cochlea adjusts to noise levels like a human ear

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Environment

Extreme rainfall could lead to ‘big disaster’ for rice yield in China

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Health

New drug donanemab slows cognitive decline in early Alzheimer’s

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Health

Brain surgery before birth fixes abnormal blood vessel in fetus

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Technology

Material that sends sound from water to air could help eavesdroppers

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Kettleman City, CA - Jan 29, 2022: Many cars charging at a Tesla Supercharger station. Supercharger stations allow Tesla cars to be fast-charged at the network within a hour.

Environment

California’s electric car boom reduces pollution 鈥� but not everywhere

A programme to increase electric vehicle adoption in California increased air pollution in lower-income communities and communities of colour 鈥� groups that are less likely to own聽electric cars

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Society

How lockdowns turned us into antisocial goblins 鈥� and why it matters

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Environment

How a campaign to keep fossil fuels underground is gaining traction

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Health

As awareness of ‘hidden’ conditions rises, research must keep up

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Space

We’ve seen a star devouring a planet for the first time

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