Watch a robot cat chase a robot mouse
15 June 2022
A robotic game of cat and mouse shows how neuromorphic chips inspired by the brain could allow small robots to make decisions without using too much power
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Tiny pumpkin toadlet frogs are very clumsy jumpers and now we know why
15 June 2022
Pumpkin toadlets are only 1 centimetre long – and the minuscule size of their balance organs might explain why they jump so haphazardly
Deepwater Horizon oil spill did no harm to BP's long-term share value
15 June 2022
BP paid $65 billion in fines and compensation for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, but a simulated version of the oil and gas company suggests there was no dent in long-term stock market performance
Appetite-suppressing molecule helps obese mice lose weight
15 June 2022
Lac-Phe, an altered form of an amino acid produced by mice and humans after exercise, can help obese mice lose weight by suppressing their appetite
Severe covid-19 symptoms linked to more than 1300 genetic variants
14 June 2022
Hundreds of genetic variants may influence your risk of becoming severely ill with covid-19, a discovery that could lead to more targeted treatments or even tests that assess a person's likelihood of complications
Moon rocks collected by the Chang’e 5 mission have water in them
14 June 2022
China’s Chang’e 5 mission landed on the moon in 2020 and sent back samples of dust and rocks, which have been found to contain water – but not very much of it
