Scientists create the world’s first self-reproducing robots
The new lifeforms can produce live offspring.
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Acoustics and air bubbles could help researchers monitor how glaciers melt
An unusual method could help us assess glacier melting in real time.
In the polar winter of 1961, a Soviet surgeon took out his own appendix
It's one of the most badass feats in medical history.
New gene-editing technology creates single-sex mice
This could be a major boon for animal welfare.
Each one of us falls into one of three information-seeking ‘personalities’
Our motivation for seeking out new information is consistent over time, the paper explains.
New breakthrough gets us closer to using DNA as data storage
The world has a data problem -- biology may be able to fix it.
Fossil Friday: Italy’s largest discovery of dinosaurs is a herd of 11 specimens
A truly spectacular find!
Damascus steel: the forgotten metal used to forge some of the world’s most amazing blades
Materials scientists have never been able to replicate the quality of true Damascus blades to a tee.
The astrolabe: the Swiss Army knife of ancient celestial navigation
This portable astronomical calculator helped sailors explore the world for centuries.
Three million years ago, an unknown hominin species was walking on two legs
The site marks the earliest unequivocal evidence of hominin bipedalism.