Bumblebees’ sense of smell can’t take the heat
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Huge SpaceX rocket explosion shredded the upper atmosphere
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So you got a null result. Will anyone publish it?
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Underwater bridge gives clues to ancient human arrival
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What really works to reduce carbon emissions
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Natural acid makes super-sticky eco-friendly glue
Nature, Published online: 29 August 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02701-1 Recyclable spray, patch and film adhesives work as well as existing petroleum-based products.
Low-tech cooling solutions for cities
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Are you what you eat? Biggest-ever catalogue of food microbes finds out
Fermented foods such as kimchi contain microbes that are also found in the human microbiome.Credit: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty You are what