Science
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South American bat species spotted for first time in over 100 years
The strange big-eared brown bat (Histiotus alienus) Vinícius C. Cláudio After more than a century, a missing bat is back.…
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Appetite for mind-altering substances is booming among US adults
More adults than ever are using cannabis in the US Shutterstock/guruXOX Cannabis and psychedelic drug use hit record highs last…
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Astronomers have found a strange new type of extremely magnetic star
An artist’s impression of HD 45166, an unusually magnetic star, showing how intense winds of particles blowing away from the…
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Read an extract from Bridge by Lauren Beukes
“They watched the spinning toy, around and around…” Alamy Stock Photo “Hey, Bridge?” Dom calls. Something’s off in their voice,…
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Lauren Beukes on why she tackled the multiverse in sci-fi novel Bridge
“Stories are doors into other universes…” Getty Images When you are 5 years old, you tell your mother you are…
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Making your phone screen blurry could stop people snooping on you
Thanks to the way human eyes work, a system that makes your phone screen blurry can prevent people reading it…
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Do honeyguides really help honey badgers find bees’ nests?
A greater honeyguide at the Zimanga private game reserve in South Africa Ann and Steve Toon/Alamy The following is an…
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Blood test could tell if a fever is due to infection or other diseases
Many childhood fevers are due to undiagnosed illnesses, but a blood test can identify potential causes Shutterstock/Aleksandra Suzi A blood…
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Consciousness traced to specific clusters of nerve cells in the brain
Magnetic resonance imaging scans of the brain can reveal how clusters of nerve cells may be connected to each other…
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Quantum computers: IBM has just made error correction easier
One problem with quantum computers is that they have a high error rate Connie Zhou/IBM IBM has managed to dramatically…
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