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China launches hunt for ways to protect data from quant...

Efforts to develop next-generation cryptography algorithms that can't be broken ...

Pompeii’s streets show how the city adapted to Roman rule

Pompeii only came under Roman control around 160 years before its destruction – ...

Farmers used trash to grow crops in barren sand 1000 ye...

Crops don't generally thrive in desert-like ground, but 1000 years ago farmers i...

Surprising fossils suggest early animals survived outsi...

A new look at fossils from the Cambrian Period around 500 million years ago has ...

Meet the man who single-handedly tracks every spaceflig...

For more than 40 years, Jonathan McDowell has tirelessly catalogued the space in...

Dyes made by microbes could reduce the environmental im...

A UK start-up is producing dyes made by bacteria and yeast rather than fossil fu...

Giant megalodon sharks may have sparred with their jaws

Fossil teeth of extinct megalodon sharks have grooves made by other megalodon te...

Rewilding is often championed, but could it be bad for ...

Conservation projects in wealthy but nature-depleted countries can cause food an...

Why we may crave dessert even when we are full from dinner

In mice, the neurons that dictate the feeling of being full are also the ones th...

Carbon-neutral hydrogen can be produced from farm waste

Bioethanol made from fermented agricultural waste can be turned into zero-carbon...

Using AI tools like ChatGPT can reduce critical thinkin...

A survey of workers who used generative AI to complete tasks found that they use...

Quantum batteries charge faster the larger they are

Batteries built on quantum principles could offer fast charging and discharging ...

Most Europeans may have had dark skin until less than 3...

Ancient DNA from 348 individuals suggests that pale skin became the predominant ...

Mouse brain slices brought back to life after being fro...

In a step towards suspended animation of people, slices of mouse brains have sho...

Tiny dwarf galaxy might house a supermassive black hole

Fast-moving stars zooming through our galaxy might have been slingshotted from a...

Oil firms' plans for net-zero oil extraction labelled a...

A comprehensive analysis pours cold water on claims that using carbon dioxide ca...

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