Hyperelastic gel is one of the stretchiest materials known to science
A super-stretchy hydrogel can stretch to 15 times its original length and return to its initial shape, and could be used to make soft inflatable robot
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First evidence of gladiator fight with lion seen in Roman-era skeleton
A man who lived in Roman-occupied Britain was bitten by a big cat, probably in a gladiator arena, an analysis of his remains has revealed
Mammoth tusk tool may have been used to make ropes 37,000 years ago
Experiments with a replica suggest that a piece of mammoth ivory with carved holes found in a cave in Germany was used by ancient humans to make ropes
Bizarre test shows light can actually cast its own shadow
With the help of a ruby cube and two laser beams, researchers made one ray of light cast a shadow when illuminated by the other
The world’s brightest X-ray machine has been turned on
The LCLS-II X-ray laser is unprecedentedly bright, and will make it possible to record exactly what atoms and molecules do during photosynthesis and o
Dangerous mpox strain spreading in Democratic Republic of the Congo
A new strain of mpox transmitted mainly by heterosexual sex has emerged in a mining town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is now spreading
Earliest evidence of buildings made from wood is 476,000 years old
We tend to think that ancient humans were constantly on the move, but at a site in Zambia there are the first tentative hints that people stayed put a
Armies of bots battled on Twitter over Chinese spy balloon incident
Large proportions of users posting on Twitter – now X – about the Chinese balloon that drifted over the US and Canada in 2023 were bots attempting to
India’s Chandrayaan-3 launches to explore moon’s water-rich south pole
India has launched its Chandrayaan-3 mission, which aims to explore the south pole of the moon by rover, completing a scientific mission that was firs
Gene variant that seems to protect against HIV may lead to new drugs
A different form of a gene called CHD1L found in people with African ancestry has been linked to lower HIV levels in people infected with the virus, a