Punk and Emo fossils rock our ideas of how ancient molluscs looked
Two species of marine molluscs dating back about 430 million years have been named Punk and Emo for their outlandish…
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Zapping spinal cord injuries helps restore hand strength and movement
Applying electrical stimulation via pads at the site of the spinal cord injury caused lasting improvements in people’s ability to…
Extreme winter weather isn’t down to a wavier jet stream
The recent erratic behaviour of the polar jet stream isn't out of the ordinary, researchers have found by compiling data…
Why the UK was so ill prepared for the covid-19 pandemic
The UK had no plans for preventing or limiting the spread of a covid-19-like infection because it assumed the next…
Driverless cars are mostly safer than humans – but worse at turns
Driverless cars seem to have fewer accidents than human drivers under routine conditions, but higher crash risks when turning or…
Lightning during volcanic eruptions may have sparked life on Earth
Lightning strikes during volcanic eruptions could have provided nitrogen in a form that was needed by early life forms
Rat neuron injection lets mice that can’t smell sniff out cookies
Mice that had been genetically modified to lack the ability to smell could sniff out hidden cookies when sensory neurons…
‘Superbubbles’ of gas around quasars may form thanks to powerful winds
Colossal bubbles of hot gas observed around three distant, supermassive black holes are probably the result of powerful winds, which…
What is cloud seeding and did it cause the floods in Dubai?
Cloud seeding almost certainly did not play a significant role in the flooding on the Arabian peninsula this week –…
First RSV treatment for infants and children approved in US
A treatment to prevent RSV in children up to two years old has been approved by the US Food and…