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A skate embryo

Life

Skates evolved their undulating wings thanks to genome origami

The front fins of skates emerge from their heads as huge wings and now we know how they can develop in this way

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A green orchid bee

Life

Male orchid bees craft unique perfumes from flowers 鈥� now we know why

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Physics

Graphene shows record-breaking magnetic properties at room temperature

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The sapphire crystal resonator used by ETH researchers to probe the validity of quantum mechanics in objects consisting of trillions of atoms.?(Image: ETH Zurich)

Physics

A macroscopic amount of matter has been put in a quantum superposition

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Health

Keto diet may treat epilepsy by changing the gut microbiome

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Solar panels and wind turbines at a new solar park near Prenzlau, Germany

Environment

Emissions from global electricity generation may have now peaked

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Seahorses use a spring motion to quickly capture their food

Life

Seahorses have a super strong gulp thanks to two spring-like tendons

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Namaqua sandgrouse (Pterocles namaqua) in flight, Namib desert, Namibia, South Africa

Life

Sandgrouse have a special trick for carrying water to their fledglings

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Technology

Soft robot hand learns how to avoid butter fingers

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Qunnect's entanglement source

Technology

An unhackable quantum internet is being built in New York City

Entangled photons of light have been sent through a loop of conventional optical fibre under the noisy New York streets 鈥� a starting point to building an unhackable quantum internet

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Space

The JUICE mission to explore Jupiter鈥檚 ocean moons is about to launch

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Earth

Shiveluch volcano eruption in Russia smothers nearby villages in ash

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Space

Exoplanets with a permanent day side may sometimes flip into night

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Technology

Ultraviolet camo made from natural plant dyes could help bird hunters

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