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Mysterious dark spot on Neptune detected from Earth for the first time
A dark spot was first discovered on Neptune by Nasa’s Voyager 2 in 1989.
Scientists reconstruct Pink Floyd song from recorded brain waves of patients
Neuroscientists decoded the 1979 hit Another Brick In The Wall, Part 1.
People worldwide make similar facial expressions in various situations – study
Researchers say their findings have important implications for understanding the origins, functions and universality of emotion.
9,000-year-old remains of female teenager ‘challenges man-the-hunter hypothesis’
The remains of the young hunter was discovered alongside a set of burial tools in Peru.
Scientists discover design secrets of nearly indestructible beetle
The diabolical ironclad beetle can take on an applied force of about 150 newtons, researchers say.
Risk of melanoma may be gauged long before suspicious moles appear – study
Research suggests genomic methods used to probe skin damage could be developed to estimate baseline risk of the skin cancer.
Dairy bull genetically edited to produce hornless calves
The technology has been proposed as an alternative to de-horning, a common practice used to protect other cattle and human handlers from injuries.
First step taken towards controlling heredity in mammals
Scientists have demonstrated a ‘gene drive’ in mice, raising both hopes for improving medical research and ethical concerns.
Irrigation robots could be the future of wine growing in California
A system of sensors monitored by autonomous robots is being developed by researchers.
These bears burnt during California wildfires were healed using fish skin
The pair have been released back into the wild.