Science

Flower farm could supply nickel for electric vehicle batteries

The start-up Metalplant harvests nickel-accumulating flowersCourtesy of MetalPlant On a recent afternoon in northern Albania, workers gathered armfuls of freshly…

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The benefits of anti-ageing medicines will outweigh the downsides

The field of anti-ageing medicine has exploded in recent years as discoveries about the fundamental biology of ageing are translated…

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Minnesota dam failure: Thousands of US dams may be unprepared for extreme rain driven by climate change

High water levels at the Rapidan Dam in MinnesotaBen Brewer/Bloomberg/Getty Images The near failure of a century-old dam in Minnesota…

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AI can predict how monkeys play Pac-Man

In Pac-Man, players must collect dots in a maze and evade capture by ghostsArcadeImages/Alamy Stock Photo An artificial intelligence can…

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Hunga Tonga: Record amount of water from 2022 Tonga eruption is still in atmosphere

The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano in January 2022, days before the eruptionMaxar via Getty Images Most of the nearly 150…

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Should weight loss drugs be used to treat obesity in children?

Semaglutide is an injectable weight loss medication sold under the name WegovyMichael Siluk / Alamy As the number of weight…

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Time ticks faster on the moon by 57 microseconds per Earth day

With lunar exploration ramping up, NASA has been tasked with defining a time zone for the moon. New calculations show…

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Pain during intercourse is common among women who have sex with men

Sex lasting too long or being too frequent was a top reason why intercourse can be painfulgrinvalds/Getty Images Most women…

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Precision ultrasound could treat deep parts of brain without surgery

The ultrasound system is used with an MRI scannerEleanor Martin et al. A low-power ultrasound system can alter activity deep…

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$1m prize for AI that can solve puzzles that are simple for humans

Can you solve this puzzle?Mike Knoop A set of puzzles that will challenge even today’s most sophisticated artificial intelligence models,…

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