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A new type of ice called medium-density amorphous ice has the same density as liquid water, so studying it could help us understand water’s strange behaviour at low temperatures Physics 2 February 2023 By Leah Crane The ice was made…
Wormholes, which are strange hypothetical tunnels through space-time, could act as cosmic magnifying glasses for objects behind them Space 2 February 2023 By Leah Crane Wormholes connect two points in space-time (if they exist) Kiyoshi Takahase Segundo/Alamy If wormholes –…
Mysterious ripples in the sun’s plasma have gone unexplained for decades, but they may be caused by strange beams of high-energy electrons fired inward by solar flares Space 2 February 2023 By Leah Crane Ropes of plasma can extend from…
Lab-grown neurons were transplanted into the brains of rats with damaged visual cortexes. After two months, the neurons responded when the rats saw flashing lights Health 2 February 2023 By Jason Arunn Murugesu A rat brain (red) with a grafted…
An artificial intelligence called SingSong can take a recording of a person singing and create a backing track for it with the appropriate rhythm, key and harmonies Technology 2 February 2023 By Matthew Sparkes Google AI SingSong could one day…
The AMASS project would involve thousands of drones, on the ground, in the air and in the water, working together in a “swarm of swarms” to overwhelm enemy defences Technology 2 February 2023 By David Hambling Swarms of drones in…
True to its name, the death cap is one of the world’s most lethal mushrooms. Each year in the United States, it kills one or two people and sickens many more, mostly those who mistake it for something edible. Its…
SPACE FLIGHT Nuclear rocket eyed for Mars trips NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) plan to launch and test a nuclear-powered rocket engine in space as soon as 2027, the agencies announced last week. Such engines promise…
A version of this story appeared in Science, Vol 379, Issue 6631.Download PDF Off the Canary Islands in Spain—Sometimes salvation arrives in the darkest hours. After nearly 4 days and nights of futility, the cry came from the back of…
Ongoing pain, such as chronic back or neck pain, is difficult to treat, so some doctors prescribe antidepressants. Now, a review of evidence says these drugs mostly don’t work as a treatment Health 1 February 2023 By Clare Wilson Chronic…
