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Iron Age site was a purple dye factory for centuries
Stone tools with purple dye residue found at Tel Shiqmona in Israel Maria Bukin/Shalvi et al., 2025, PLoS One, CC-BY…
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Vegan diets have good levels of key amino acids, but there’s a catch
It isn’t necessarily easy to absorb important amino acids from vegan foods SolStock/Getty Images While most vegans eat enough protein, it…
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Rereading the best science fiction writers of all time: Larry Niven, author of Ringworld
Ringworld through the ages RingworldLarry Niven (Gollancz) Ringworld by Larry Niven was published in 1970 to huge acclaim, winning both…
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Rain could be a clean way of generating lots of electricity
A system that creates electricity from rain could one day be added to rooftops kulkann/iStockphoto/Getty Images Water droplets falling through…
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What exactly would a full-scale quantum computer be useful for?
Quantum physics gets a bad rap. The behaviour of the atoms and particles it describes is often said to be…
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What does quantum theory really tell us about the nature of reality?
The problem with quantum mechanics, or at least the reason even physicists don’t understand it, isn’t that it paints an…
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First ever confirmed image of a colossal squid in the deep ocean
The first confirmed live observation of the colossal squid ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute A colossal squid — the largest invertebrate…
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Carlo Rovelli on what we get wrong about the origins of quantum theory
The story of the birth of quantum mechanics is often told, but not always correctly, in my opinion. Introductory quantum…
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One-off gene-editing therapy could permanently lower cholesterol
A light micrograph cross-section showing cholesterol-containing plaque in a heart artery NIGEL DOWNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY The prospects for a one-time…
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Easter Island: Drought may have sped the demise of Rapa Nui sculpture culture
Moai on Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island All Canada Photos / Alamy Stock Photo A newly identified drought…
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