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Prehistoric creatures dazzle in recreated art nouveau murals

26 July 2017

Ichthyosaurs soaring over the waves like dolphins may not be scientifically accurate, but these painstakingly repaired murals from Berlin Aquarium are history in their own right


phone repair advert

Tech giants don't want you fixing your phone. Time to fight back

26 July 2017

Laws that would force gadget-makers to release repair manuals and tools are starting to win support, but meanwhile consumers are taking a DIY approach


geometric artwork

The geometry that could reveal the true nature of space-time

26 July 2017

The discovery of an exquisite geometric structure is forcing a radical rethink of reality, and could clear the way to a quantum theory of gravity


Australian black swan

Mysterious mega-swan once waddled through New Zealand

25 July 2017

A larger relative of Australia’s black swan thrived in New Zealand – until humans arrived and helped bring about its extinction


Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park hit by 1400 earthquakes in six weeks

25 July 2017

A major quake swarm has hit Yellowstone National Park - but it’s unlikely to be a sign of an impending volcanic eruption, according to geologists


A box full of old photographs

Lasers reactivate ‘lost’ memories in mice with Alzheimer’s

25 July 2017

It was thought that Alzheimer’s completely erases memories, but a mouse experiment suggests the condition messes with our ability to recall them instead


Robot spots signs of melted fuel at submerged Fukushima reactor

Robot spots signs of melted fuel at submerged Fukushima reactor

24 July 2017

An underwater robot captured images believed to be the first signs of melted nuclear reactor fuel that sank after the plant’s 2011 failure


Michael Phelps swimming

Tiny robots swim the front crawl through your veins

24 July 2017

Swarms of gold nanobots with rotating arms powered by magnetic fields could swim through the human body and deliver medicine directly where it’s needed


Man amid cluster of fake ducks on the sand

Fake duck test shows drones and AI beat humans at bird census

24 July 2017

A fun experiment with hundreds of plastic ducks on a beach shows that AI trained on drone photos could seriously improve seabird colony counts


A fishing boat

Australia to expand commercial fishing in marine sanctuaries

24 July 2017

Fishing operations will be rolled out in Australia’s protected marine areas, in a move that could endanger fragile ecosystems


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