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Astronomers have discovered the biggest explosion in the universe
A huge black hole in a distant galaxy caused the largest explosion we have ever seen,…
Week in images: 24-28 February 2020
Week in images: 24-28 February 2020 Discover our week through the lens Click…
New platform for engineering ribosomes to 'cook new cuisines'
Synthetic biology researchers at Northwestern University have developed a system that can rapidly create cell-free ribosomes…
Earth from Space: Andros, Bahamas
Video: 00:02:58 In this week’s edition of the Earth from Space programme, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission…
How do zebrafish get their stripes? New data analysis tool could provide an answer
The iconic stripes of zebrafish are a classic example of natural self-organization. As zebrafish embryos develop,…
To 11 million Brazilians, the Earth is flat
Sitting by a model of the Earth shaped like a pancake, Brazilian restaurant-owner Ricardo lets out…
Astronomy student discovers 17 new planets, including Earth-sized world
University of British Columbia astronomy student Michelle Kunimoto has discovered 17 new planets, including a potentially…
Taking a bite out of food waste: Scientists repurpose waste bread to feed microbes
As much as a third of food produced for human consumption is wasted or lost globally…