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This week in science: Sunscreen from fish, art and aging, and a sustainable marimba
NPR’s science podcast Short Wave brings us the stories of how future sunscreens might come from fish, how loving art may impact aging, and a
Some plants have unusual genetics, which can help them weather cataclysmic events
Unlike humans, many plants have more than two sets of chromosomes. This trait may help them adapt to environmental upheaval, such as climate change.
Researchers unearth Southeast Asia’s largest dinosaur
They’re calling it the “last titan” of Thailand. The sauropod — an herbivore with a long neck and tail — comes from the late Early
Fresh Food Delivery for Space Station
You’re allowed to play with your food when you’re on the International Space Station! To celebrate a delivery of fresh food, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway
Water drops on soap bubble films act like merging galaxies
Water droplets on soap films orbited and merged like colliding galaxies, a technique that could help scientists study the cosmos.
AI can take the friction out of life, but some effort can be good
Technologies, including chatbots, promise to make life easier. But removing the friction, or effort involved in thinking, has costs.
‘There are 4 people in those pixels’: Earth-based telescope snapped Artemis II crew orbiting the moon
A blurry new photo captured by the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia shows Artemis II’s Orion capsule circling the moon more than 200,000 miles
A pill can stop people from developing COVID after being exposed to the virus, trial finds
A pill called ensitrelvir is the first drug shown to effectively reduce infection after exposure to SARS-CoV-2.
High-status Roman woman was buried in a lead coffin with jet hairpins and exotic resins, archaeologists find
A burial of an elite Roman-era woman who appears to have been buried with exotic resins has been discovered in Colchester.
‘Extreme’ crystal that formed in 1945 nuclear bomb test is unlike anything scientists have seen
Samples of “trinitite” created during the world’s first nuclear bomb test in 1945 contain unique crystals never seen before.
Homo erectus genetic material sequenced for the first time, and it shows ‘deep genetic links’ with modern humans
A new study of six Homo erectus individuals from China reveals one amino acid variant that distinguished this archaic human from all other human lineages
Hantavirus updates: American doctor on cruise speaks out from quarantine; unrelated potential case appears in Illinois
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To get string theory, you need only four physics assumptions
Tenets of quantum mechanics and special relativity, among other theoretical ideas, lead inexorably to string theory.