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The Amami spiny rat

Life

A rat without a Y chromosome could be a glimpse of our genetic future

Researchers have figured out how the Amami spiny rat lost its Y chromosome, and some believe the same fate may be in store for humans

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ispace lunar lander

Space

Japanese firm ispace is racing to put first private lander on the moon

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This image is from a temporary thermal camera located on the north rim of Mauna Loa's summit caldera. The temperature scale is in degrees Celsius up to a maximum of 500 degrees (932 degrees Fahrenheit) for this camera model, and scales automatically based on the maximum and minimum temperatures on the caldera floor and not the whole frame, which sometimes results in the rim (bottom of image) looking saturated (white). Thick fume, image pixel size and other factors often result in image temperatures being lower than actual surface temperatures. https://www.usgs.gov/media/webcams/mtcam-mokuaweoweo-caldera-thermal-northwest-rim 28/11/22 05:00 local time

Earth

Hawaii鈥檚 Mauna Loa volcano is erupting for the first time since 1984

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Whatcheeria

Life

Ancient predator was one of first vertebrates to grow fast while young

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One of the mussels gathered in the 2020 survey on the river Thames

Environment

Mussel numbers in the river Thames have dropped by up to 99 per cent

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Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plan

Technology

Ukraine’s nuclear plants face uncertain future after Russian attacks

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Satellite

Space

Bluewalker 3 satellite is brighter than 99.8 per cent of visible stars

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The HapticPuppet drone

Technology

Drones on strings could puppeteer people in virtual reality

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Roger Penrose at the Mathematical Institute, Oxford.
Physics

Roger Penrose: Communicating with future universes

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A small pile of cocaine

Chemistry

Genetically modified tobacco plant produces cocaine in its leaves

Researchers have reproduced the entire biochemical pathway for how coca plants make cocaine in another plant, which could help people manufacture the drug for scientific study

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Health

Promising universal flu vaccine could protect against 20 strains

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Physics

Candy-like mixture can print patterns on microscopic objects

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Environment

Low traffic neighbourhood schemes cut air pollution on nearby roads

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Technology

BBC documentary used face-swapping AI to hide protesters’ identities

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