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Bats that walk backwards have developed unusual navigation strategy
Greater mouse-tailed bats crawl backwards over cave walls, and it seems they use their long tails to help feel their way
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Powerful blasts of X-rays could reveal a black hole waking from sleep
Unusual signals called quasi periodic eruptions appear to come from black holes, but we don't know what creates them. Now astronomers have seen the most powerful one of these signals ever, and have a new idea about their cause
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We can build quantum computers using the rules of special relativity
Machine learning helped show how harnessing the weird effects of Einstein’s special relativity could enable a new kind of quantum computer – and it could also lead to new insights into the quantum realm
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Phone game lowers social anxiety by shifting focus on to the positive
The game, called StarStarter, rewards players for directing their attention away from negative stimuli and towards positive ones
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Giant coral colony discovered in Red Sea tourism hotspot
A huge colony of Pavona coral near the coast of Saudi Arabia is thought to be the largest living example found in the Red Sea
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Jets wrapped in 'shark skin' material could fly further on less fuel
An aerodynamic material that mimics shark skin helps planes fly with less drag – and it can be added to existing aircraft like a decal
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Quantum batteries could make quantum computers more efficient
Powering quantum computers with quantum batteries would reduce the energy needed for cooling and enable machines to pack in more qubits
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Can a strange state of matter explain what life is – and how it began?
Laboratory experiments have coaxed simple molecules into states that naturally become more complex, hinting at the origins of evolution itself
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LHC breaks the record for heaviest antimatter nucleus ever seen
Researchers at the Large Hadron Collider found evidence of an unprecedentedly heavy and exotic form of antimatter in the aftermath of a collision between extremely fast lead ions
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Will climate change lead to an industrial boom in the Arctic?
The US and other nations are eager to exploit the Arctic’s mineral wealth, but despite the thawing of ice and permafrost, accessing buried treasure in the region remains extremely challenging