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Researchers say their hunting method - which allows them to prey on dangerous ants - is unprecedented.
SpaceX has told NASA it plans to launch Starship every eight days from Kennedy.
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A woman with severe Alzheimer's disease who hadn't spoken more than monosyllables in years began initiating conversation after a single dose of psilocybin
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A spider living in the rainforests of Queensland, Australia, builds a snare trap reminiscent of a Roman-era ballista weapon that it uses to catapult green tree ants into a web 30 centimetres above
The brain undergoes a full renovation during menopause. Although these changes are profound, we’re learning that the long-term impact needn’t be all bad
Researchers say a surgery that let pigs with completely severed spinal cords walk again may lead to human trials, and then perhaps even full head or brain transplants.
Several start-ups have tried to grow seaweed to remove atmospheric CO2, but this could affect the levels of nutrients in the ocean and hamper other CO2-sucking processes
When does your brain reach adulthood? We're now understanding the many ways the organ continues to mature decades after society first deems you an adult
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The health minister warns many citizens "will suffer", with temperatures set to peak on Monday.
Article URL: https://alexkritchevsky.com/2026/05/25/everything-is-logarithms.html
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Article URL: https://cleantechnica.com/2026/06/16/shipping-freight-energy-fossil-cargo/
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Article URL: https://alexkritchevsky.com/2024/02/28/geometric-algebra.html
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Article URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260614012006.htm
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Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armstrong_effect
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Article URL: https://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(26)00339-9
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Australia was previously the only continent where the H5N1 bird flu strain had not yet been found.
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Older mice that received a faecal microbiome transplant from younger animals went on to have improved brain plasticity, which meant their brains could overcome a neurological condition that is typically successfully treated only in childhood
Something is absorbing light on the surfaces of Pluto and Saturn’s moon Titan, and figuring out what it is could be crucial to understanding Titan’s complex chemistry
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A French launch startup is scrapping the name of its rocket, apparently due to a trademark issue.
Carbon monoxide in Uranus's deep atmosphere indicates that the planet contains more ice than rock, suggesting it formed more like Neptune than we thought
Researchers say these coral strongholds may help repopulate more degraded reefs.
The disruption of your gut microbiome is a major consequence, and possible cause, of ageing. Columnist Graham Lawton looks into recent trials examining whether it can be replenished through diet and prebiotics, probiotics or postbiotics