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/ 3 months agoIntricate silk helps net-casting spiders ensnare prey in webs
Rufus net-casting spiders can tune the stiffness and elasticity of their webs thanks to loops of silk, scanning electron microscope images...
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/ 3 months agoA lab on wheels is tracking HIV spread in war-torn Ukraine
During a test drive, the mobile lab van uncovered a drug-resistant HIV strain that sprung up after the ongoing war with...
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/ 3 months agoVenus has a massive lava tube
A collapsed lava tube detected in 30-year-old radar data from Venus may be part of a much wider network of underground...
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/ 3 months agoIron Age mass grave may hold unusual victims: mostly women and children
A land dispute may have led to the massacre 3,000 years ago, suggesting Europe’s transition to farming wasn’t always peaceful.Read More
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/ 3 months agoWanderlust may be written in our DNA
A new study suggests that inherited traits explain a small but measurable share of why some people relocate far from where...
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/ 3 months agoThis detached hand robot has a thing for skittering on its fingertips
The robot can bend, grasp and carry in ways humans can’t, which could help it navigate spaces too confined for human...
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/ 3 months agoThis itch-triggering protein also sends signals to stop scratching
The TRPV4 protein’s dual nature, found in studies with mice, may complicate the hunt for human itch treatmentsRead More
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/ 3 months agoThis is the oldest known string. It was made by a Neandertal
A cord fragment found clinging to a Neandertal’s stone tool is evidence that our close evolutionary relatives were string makers, too,...
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/ 3 months agoMeds like Ozempic could ease arthritis
A study in mice and people with osteoarthritis suggests semaglutide can bulk up cartilage between bones, though bigger trials are needed...
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/ 3 months ago‘Project Hail Mary’ made us wonder how to survive a trip to interstellar space
We can take some clues from hibernation and cryogenics, but humans aren’t yet built for that kind of deep sleep.Read More



