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Elephants have nicknames for each other, scientists find in ‘really exciting’ discovery | Science & Tech News
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African elephants have names for each other that are spoken through rumbles, scientists have found, in a “really exciting” discovery. It’s the first time an animal has been discovered creating individual names for each other, instead of just mimicking the other’s noises like parrots and dolphins do. “It’s really exciting,” said Dr Joyce Poole, scientific…
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‘Exciting’ discovery of material that can store greenhouse gases faster than trees | Climate News
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Scientists have hailed the “exciting” discovery of a type of porous material that can store carbon dioxide. The material is made up of hollow cage-like molecules that have high storage capabilities for greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and sulphur hexafluoride – a more potent gas that can last thousands of years in the atmosphere.…
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Scientists make huge discovery – that ‘challenges our understanding of the universe’ | Science & Tech News
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Scientists have discovered a huge ring-shaped structure in outer space – and it’s so big that it challenges our current understanding of the universe. Dubbed the Big Ring, the ultra-large structure has a diameter of 1.3 billion light-years and a circumference of 4 billion light-years, making it roughly 15 times the size of the Moon,…
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Discovery of molten layer covering Mars may explain why Martians don’t exist | Science & Tech News
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A liquid silicate “blanket” wrapped around the core of Mars gives us new clues about the planet’s history and why it is devoid of life, researchers have said. Findings from a paper published today in the journal Nature provide insights into how Mars formed, evolved and became the barren planet it is now, according to…
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Live worm found in woman’s brain in world-first discovery | World News
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A woman who was experiencing forgetfulness and depression has had an 8cm-long parasitic roundworm removed from her brain. The 64-year-old English woman, who was living in New South Wales, Australia, was admitted to hospital in January 2021 after three weeks of abdominal pain and diarrhoea, followed by a dry cough and night sweats. By 2022,…
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LK-99: Could this superconductor ‘discovery’ really change the world? | Science & Tech News
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An extraordinary claim by scientists in South Korea has sparked wild hopes of a utopian future where no health condition goes undiagnosed, trains float above their tracks, and – most importantly – your phone’s battery life is incredible. LK-99 may sound like little more than a Star Wars extra, but has been tipped as a…
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Astronomers make rare Star Wars-style planetary discovery | Science & Tech News
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Astronomers have made only the second ever discovery of a multi-planet system that orbits two stars. The planet BEBOP-1c was found by a team at the University of Birmingham. It is part of a multiplanetary circumbinary system, the catchy name given to a system that contains planets that orbit around two stars in the centre.…
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‘Remarkable’ discovery as 6,000-year-old carved wood found in UK | UK News
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A piece of carved wood discovered by chance is more than 6,000 years old – making it the oldest of its kind in the UK, experts say. The decorative markings were made by Late Mesolithic people 2,000 years before Stonehenge was built and 4,500 years before the Romans came to Britain. The metre-long piece of…
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Enzyme discovery could see devices literally create energy from thin air | Science & Tech News
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Devices that literally create energy from thin air could be made real thanks to a newly-discovered enzyme that transforms hydrogen into an electrical current, scientists have said. The finding was made in light of recent work by the same Australian team that showed many bacteria draw on hydrogen from the atmosphere as an energy source.…
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Europe’s biggest ever discovery of rare metals used to make phones and cars | Science & Tech News
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The largest discovery of rare earth metals in European history has sparked hopes of countering Chinese dominance in the sector. Swedish mining company LKAB said it found more than one million tonnes of the rare resources used to make smartphones, electric vehicles, wind turbines and speakers in the nation’s Arctic region. EU leaders hope the…