Credit: Unsplash / CC0 Public Domain University of California, Irvine materials scientists study science on resistance of mantis shrimp. The ancient crabs are armed with two hammered raptor attachments called dactyl clubs that they use to blow and strike their prey. These fists, which are capable of accelerating the body …
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An incredible image of an avalanche on Mars catapulting dust across the planet’s surface has been shared online by Nasa. Snapped by one of the space agency’s Mars satellites, the image finds last year pound climbing under a cliff of 1,640 meters (500 meters high). 2 A beautiful photo of …
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Physicists are accustomed to dealing with some of the strangest forms of matter and ideas in our known world, from uplifting superconducting materials to the mind-bending theory of time dilation. But even for physicists, time crystals are strange. They may sound like some hidden treasure of retro science fiction TV …
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This is the first photo ever of a live Somali sengi for scientific documentation. Steven Heritage / Duke University Lemur Center The scientific community knew that Somali sengi elephant shrews once roamed parts of Africa. There were examples – some collected hundreds of years ago – in museum collections. It’s …
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COVID-19 is more deadly than accidents, lung disease and Alzheimer’s, says a leading health expert. Dr Deborah Birx wishes coronavirus lockon in the US would have been tougher. A test site in Arizona was destroyed by high winds. COVID-19 has jumped to become one of the top killers in the …
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