In recent years, excitement has swirled around a type of quasi-particle called a skyrmion that…
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Wearing a ‘heart’ on your sleeve can reduce stress
A heartbeat-like vibration delivered onto the inside of the wrist can make the wearer feel…
The first genome data from ancient Egyptian mummies
An international team has successfully recovered ancient DNA from Egyptian mummies dating from approximately 1400…
Groundwater ‘pit stops’ enabled survival, migration of our ancient ancestors
The movement of our ancestors across East Africa was shaped by the locations of groundwater…
Do stars fall quietly into black holes, or crash into something utterly unknown?
Astronomers have put a basic principle of black holes to the test, showing that matter…
Not such a ‘simple’ sugar: glucose may help fight cancer and inflammatory disease
Scientists have just discovered that glucose, the most important fuel used in our bodies, also…
Chimpanzees adapt their foraging behavior to avoid human contact
New research suggests chimpanzees are aware of the risks of foraging too close to humans.
Chemical coatings boss around bacteria, in the bugs’ own language
Researchers have developed a way to place onto surfaces special coatings that chemically ‘communicate’ with…
The rules of baboons: Biologists study the principles underlying the collective movement of baboons
How do baboons succeed in coordinating the movements of their group? Biologists have studied these…
Tactile feedback adds ‘muscle sense’ to prosthetic hand
Tactile feedback on the skin allowed blindfolded test subjects to more than double their ability…