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Robot that jumps 100 times own height could be future moon explorer

A leaping robot that could cover half a kilometre per jump on the moon may be the ideal lunar exploration vehicle

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ANKARA, TURKEY - DECEMBER 13: Chemical and hazardous wastes collected through hospitals and collection - sorting plants are being destructed at Recovery and Disposal Facility in Kahramankazan district of Ankara, Turkey on December 13, 2021. (Photo by Berke Bayur/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Chemistry

Chemical waste can be recycled into a range of drugs and fertilisers

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A light micrograph of plaques in someone with lupus

Health

Discovery of a genetic cause of lupus could lead to new treatments

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DRX16P A Pig-Nosed Turtle swims in the Atlanta Aquarium.

Life

Over a fifth of reptile species are at risk of extinction

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Technology

Watch a jumping robot that could one day leap across the moon

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Artist Impression of a superconducting chip

Physics

First one-way superconductor could slash energy used by computers

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Mind

Virtual meetings make creative problem-solving harder

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TOPSHOT - An aerial picture shows a man using a mobile telephone whilst standing next to a recently abandoned inflatable boat, used by migrants to cross the Straits of Dover from France to Deal on the south east coast of England, on September 14, 2020, after the migrants arrived on the beach. - Nearly 1,500 migrants and asylum-seekers arrived in Britain by small boats in August, according to an analysis by the domestic Press Association news agency. (Photo by BEN STANSALL / AFP) (Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)

Humans

UK asylum seeker plan risks deporting children based on flawed science

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Rocket Lab catches a falling rocket with a helicopter

Space

Rocket Lab briefly caught a falling rocket with a helicopter

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Environment

EU plan for cutting emissions from planes could end up increasing them

New legislation that would see planes forced to use "sustainable aviation fuel" might actually end up increasing emissions, depending on which fuels are included

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Technology

Paper-thin speaker can play Queen from any surface

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Life

Bats and bears use the same amount of energy per gram when hibernating

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Health

颅颅Oscar-winning actors live longer than unsuccessful nominees

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Life

Frogs have acquired DNA from snakes with the help of parasites

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