Your gut bacteria may match your blood group – but we don’t know why
2 February 2019
A study of over 100 people in China has found that gut bacteria seem to match their host’s blood group, but we don’t know how or why they do this yet
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Mind-controlled robot lets you weld metal without using your hands
2 February 2019
Car factories could one day use mind-controlled robotic welders to help keep machine operators at a safe distance
The Milky Way may be slowly devouring a hidden neighbouring galaxy
1 February 2019
There is a huge stream of gas orbiting with our galactic neighbours, and it may come from a nearby unseen dwarf galaxy that is being consumed by the Milky Way
We’ve hacked the Curiosity rover to learn how mountains form on Mars
31 January 2019
Hacking the Curiosity rover let researchers measure the density of the rocks it was driving over, revealing that Martian mountains may not form how we thought
Self-growing material could make muscles that become stronger with use
31 January 2019
A self-growing hydrogel becomes stronger and larger with use and could one day help make robots with artificial muscles
Deep-sea mining could wreck the last unexplored ecosystem on Earth
31 January 2019
As mining firms begin tests to pick up metal ores from the Pacific seabed, we need rules to protect this unusual ecosystem, says Olive Heffernan
Scuba-diving gear could help clean up carbon dioxide from power plants
31 January 2019
Rebreathers allow scuba divers to stay underwater for hours by removing CO2 from their air supply, now the idea is being repurposed for carbon capture
Virus lurking inside banana genome has been destroyed with CRISPR
31 January 2019
A virus that inserts itself into the genome of a type of banana plagues plantations in Africa, but CRISPR gene editing can be used to eliminate the viral DNA
Vaping beats nicotine gum at helping people quit smoking
30 January 2019
In a head-to-head test, vaping was more effective at helping people quit smoking than nicotine patches and gum
Black holes eat negative energy and vomit out huge powerful jets
30 January 2019
Many black holes shoot out powerful jets of plasma and radiation, and they may be partially powered by strange particles that appear to have negative energy
