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How to build a moon base
Half a century after humans first walked on the moon, a number of private companies and…
Rare rhinos among more than 200 animals killed by India floods
Devastating floods have killed more than 200 wild animals—including 17 threatened one-horned rhinos—in one of India’s…
AI's current hype and hysteria could set the technology back by decades
Most discussions about artificial intelligence (AI) are characterised by hyperbole and hysteria. Though some of the…
How black holes shape galaxies
Data from ESA’s XMM-Newton X-ray observatory has revealed how supermassive black holes shape their host galaxies…
New experimental insights allow researchers to probe protein-DNA interactions with greater precision
A single-molecule imaging technique, called protein-induced fluorescence enhancement (PIFE), has gained traction in recent years as…
Sisters improve chances of reproduction in Asian elephants
Researchers at the University of Turku found that the presence of a maternal sister was positively…
How nature builds hydrogen-producing enzymes
A team from Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the University of Oxford has discovered how hydrogen-producing enzymes, called…
Misunderstood storm surge threat can be every bit as deadly as a tsunami
One of the most powerful tropical storms ever recorded, Typhoon Haiyan, rampaged across the central Philippines…
Resource depletion is a serious problem, but 'footprint' estimates don't tell us much about it
Experts widely agree that human activities are harming the global environment. Since the Industrial Revolution, the…