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A robot cat and mouse

Technology

Watch a robot cat chase a robot mouse

A robotic game of cat and mouse shows how neuromorphic chips inspired by the brain could allow small robots to make decisions without using too much power

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Brachycephalus ferruginus, a miniaturized frog from the Atlantic Forest of southern Brazil.

Life

Tiny pumpkin toadlet frogs are very clumsy jumpers and now we know why

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Deepwater disaster

Environment

Deepwater Horizon oil spill did no harm to BP’s long-term share value

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A woman lifting two 15-pound dumbbells.

Health

Exercising before or after a flu vaccine may make it work better

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Environment

Eating green means considering biodiversity as well as climate change

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Humans

Time to drop the outdated and unfair anonymity rule in organ donation

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Portobello street, variety of wooden numbers for sale.

Humans

The Biggest Number in the World review: A brilliant guide to googology

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Physics

Contemplating the mysteries of the fourth dimension is time well spent

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A person wearing a mask sits on a tram in Krakow, Poland, in May

Health

How big a covid-19 wave could omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 cause?

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Artificial reef

Technology

US military wants to build fake reefs to protect bases from storms

The US military is funding research to develop "Reefense" structures that rapidly recruit oysters and coral for defence against storm surges

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Health

Origin of Black Death finally found in bacteria from Kyrgyzstan graves

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Health

Appetite-suppressing molecule helps obese mice lose weight

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Space

Mars looks more vivid than ever in new photos from Perseverance rover

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Earth

Emissions from rocket launches could affect Earth’s weather systems

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