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‘Time-folded optics’ for ultrafast cameras create new possibilities for imaging
MIT researchers have developed novel photography optics that capture images based on the timing of reflecting light inside the optics, instead of…
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How birds learn
Children are constantly learning new things, but whether they find it easy or hard to generalise what they have learned and apply…
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Easter Island’s society might not have collapsed
You probably know Easter Island as “the place with the giant stone heads.” This remote island 2,300 miles off the coast of…
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Parker Solar Probe launches on historic journey to touch the sun
Hours before the rise of the very star it will study, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe launched from Florida Sunday to begin its…
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First particle accelerator beam measurement in six dimensions
The first full characterization measurement of an accelerator beam in six dimensions will advance the understanding and performance of current and planned…
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Laziness helped lead to extinction of Homo erectus
New archaeological research from The Australian National University (ANU) has found that Homo erectus, an extinct species of primitive humans, went extinct…
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Glaucoma may be an autoimmune disease
Glaucoma, a disease that afflicts nearly 70 million people worldwide, is something of a mystery despite its prevalence. Little is known about…
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Pass the salt: Study finds average consumption safe for heart health
New research shows that for the vast majority of individuals, sodium consumption does not increase health risks except for those who eat…
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A video game can change the brain, may improve empathy in middle schoolers
A space-exploring robot crashes on a distant planet. In order to gather the pieces of its damaged spaceship, it needs to build…
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Pairs of small colliding galaxies may seed future stars
A pair of dwarf galaxies closely circling the Milky Way, the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, were in the throes of merging…