Superconductor hopes dashed after journal retracts ‘red matter’ study
Nature has retracted the scientific paper that claimed earlier this year that the wonder material known as “red matter” was…
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Tiny star found harbouring a huge planet that shouldn’t exist
An enormous planet has been spotted orbiting a small star, and it could not have formed under either of our…
AI creates a realistic video of you dancing from a single still image
An artificial intelligence trained on TikTok videos could help you take part in dance trends without moving a muscle
Ancient tools on Sulawesi may be clue to origins of ‘hobbit’ hominins
The Indonesian island of Sulawesi was a likely stepping stone for ancient hominins to reach nearby Flores, the home of…
AI beats goalkeepers at predicting which way penalty taker will shoot
By analysing videos of penalty kicks, a deep learning model was able to predict whether a shot would go to…
Most warming this century may be due to air pollution cuts
Satellite data suggests cloud darkening is responsible for much of the warming since 2001, and the good news is that…
Secrets of velvet ant’s venom explain what makes its sting so painful
A velvet ant sting is like “hot oil spilling over your hand” – now, scientists have identified molecules in its…
World’s oldest cheese found on 3500-year-old Chinese mummies
DNA and protein analysis has identified a white substance smeared on mummies in China as a kind of kefir cheese,…
Mars rover found a rock with possible signs of ancient life
The Perseverance rover has found some of the most promising hints of ancient Martian life yet, but we can’t know…