Ancient megalodon shark could eat a whale in just a few bites
17 August 2022
The first 3D reconstruction of a huge, ancient shark called megalodon suggests it was even bigger than previously thought
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A second asteroid may have struck Earth when the dinosaurs died out
17 August 2022
A possible impact crater under the sea off West Africa might have been made by a smaller piece that broke off the asteroid that wiped out most dinosaurs
Physicists surprised to discover the proton contains a charm quark
17 August 2022
The textbook description of a proton says it contains three smaller particles - two up quarks and a down quark - but a new analysis has found strong evidence that it also holds a charm quark
More than half of people infected with omicron may not know it
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Out of 210 people who had antibodies suggesting they had recently had the covid-19 omicron variant, more than half were unaware they were carrying the virus
Sac with a mouth and no anus wasn't our earliest ancestor after all
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Saccorhytus coronarius lived around 500 million years ago and was thought to be a common ancestor of deuterostomes, making it the earliest known ancestor of humans, but it turns out to be on another branch of life
Curiosity Mars rover gets 50 per cent speed boost from software update
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The navigation strategy of NASA's Curiosity rover means it has to stop frequently to check its position, but soon a software update will allow it to move almost continuously
JWST has captured a sparkling galaxy full of intense star formation
16 August 2022
The Great Barred Spiral Galaxy has some of the most extraordinary regions of star formation of any galaxy we have found, and the James Webb Space Telescope has snapped its picture
Your smartphone could recognise you just by the way you hold it
16 August 2022
An artificially intelligent algorithm has learned to recognise people from the way their hands shake when they hold a smartphone
Quantum computers might not offer extreme speed boost for chemistry
16 August 2022
One of the long-promised benefits of quantum computers is simulating molecules very quickly, but it turns out that these extra-fast speeds might not be possible
Living robots made from human cells may induce neuron healing
16 August 2022
The so-called superbots formed a bridge between neurons in injured cells, leading to tissue growth across the injured site in a laboratory experiment
