Science
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Genetic tweak to three key crops massively boosts their growth
Sugar cane growth can be increased using genetic tweaks Przemyslaw Koch/Getty Images The growth of maize, sugarcane and sorghum has…
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How to make the biggest splash in a pool, according to science
If you want to make a huge splash when dive-bombing, you need to get your technique just right Studio Nut/Shutterstock…
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The best space images from 2024
The Penguin and the compact elliptical galaxy the Egg NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has now…
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Decision making: How to improve the outcomes of your big life choices
LIFE, it could be argued, is like a long game of blackjack. In one common version of this, each person…
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Elon Musk’s brain-implant firm Neuralink did its first tests in 2024
Noland Arbaugh was the first person to receive a Neuralink brain implant John Francis Peters Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface (BCI)…
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The scientific secrets to baking the perfect holiday gingerbread
It wouldn’t be Christmas without the smell of freshly baked gingerbread wafting through the house. With a blend of warming…
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The Anthropocene was officially spurned in 2024, but the idea lives on
Researchers collecting a sediment core sample from Crawford Lake, Canada Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via Getty Images A long-standing effort to formally place…
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Our bumper science quiz of the year 2024
From a fish with a tiny brain to the world’s oldest cheese, we have reported on plenty of strange and…
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Are quantum computers now advanced enough to need operating systems?
Quantum hardware is advancing fast. Can quantum software keep up? Bartlomiej Wroblewski/Getty Images A quantum computing start-up is developing its…
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Ancient hominin Lucy was a lousy runner, simulations show
Lucy, the fossil hominin who lived around 3.2 million years ago, would have been no match for modern humans in…
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