The universe’s brightest supernovae are turbocharged by newborn magnetars
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Start-up is building the first data centre to use human brain cells
A small number of companies are working on biological computers Floriana/Getty Images Data centres use huge amounts of…
Why the world’s militaries are scrambling to create their own Starlink
An illustration showing some of Starlink’s 10,000 satellites xnk/Shutterstock Starlink’s satellite constellation provides a reliable internet connection to…
Parkinson’s disease may reduce enjoyment of pleasant smells
Testing how much pleasure people get when sniffing a lemon could be a novel way to detect Parkinson’s…
Where did magic mushrooms come from? Scientists just got closer to an answer
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Music even makes you blink to the beat
Music makes people move and groove, often in surprisingly involuntary ways. As it turns out, we even blink…
Sports gambling could be boosting binge drinking in young men
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A single course of antibiotics may reshape the gut microbiome for years
Antibiotics are designed to wipe out infection-causing bacteria, but even a single course can leave a lasting mark…
AI techniques speed up forensic analysis of crucial crime scene larvae
A mass of writhing maggots on a decomposing murder victim is not a sight for the squeamish, but…
China’s first moon astronauts could land at this surprising site
In the two-way race between the U.S. and China to put humans back on the moon, the lunar…