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Ethereum closed a big security hole with its energy-saving update

At least one cryptocurrency based on the old version of Ethereum is still vulnerable to a software flaw that enables attackers to steal funds

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Illustration of particles and their wave functions

Physics

Fundamental law of physics demonstrated using quantum objects

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Life

Bat guano has been sculpting caves in Brazil for thousands of years

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Health

Naked mole rats' hyaluronic acid genes can give mice a longer life

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Life

Rare plant turns carnivorous when it is low on a key nutrient

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Environment

US states agree to use less from Colorado river to avoid water crisis

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Environment

Ozone layer treaty pushed back ice-free Arctic summers up to 15 years

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380 new species discovered in the Greater Mekong Region EMBARGOED UNTIL 00:01GMT May 22 Calotes goetzi The Cambodian blue-crested agma, an aggressive lizard that changes color as a defensive mechanism ? Henrik Bringsoe

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Hundreds of species new to science discovered in South-East Asia

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An X-ray of one study participant, showing implanted electrodes (red patches) connected to a recording implant on both sides of the brain

Health

Chronic pain linked to distinctive patterns of brain activity

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Covid-19 booster vaccines should leave out original spike protein

The first covid-19 vaccines were based on the spike protein from the original virus, but including this in boosters may be hindering immunity to newer variants

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Earth

Tonga volcano eruption disrupted satellites halfway around the world

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Technology

Memcomputer chips could solve tasks that defeat conventional computers

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Life

Bowhead whales may resist cancer thanks to superior DNA repair ability

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Software update for world’s wind farms could power millions more homes

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