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Thanks to a complex mathematical algorithm, these plastic shapes follow a very specific route as they roll. In fact, researchers have shown that a shape can be designed to follow almost any path you can think of.

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Exclusive: These universities have the most retracted scientific articles A first-of-its-kind analysis reveals which institutions are retraction hotspots Read the full story here:

Cancer-busting vaccines are coming: here's how they work

One moment there's nothing, the next... a heartbeat. As a vertebrate embryo grows, its heart tissue starts to pulse well before it's actually needed. But how does the developing heart actually co-ordinate that very first beat?

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The bees that can learn like humans 🐝

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Building a heart atlas: researchers map organ in stunning detail

‘Like a moth to a flame’ 🔥 This strange insect behaviour is finally explained

This robot hand detaches and walks by itself

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How to win a Nobel Prize

US federal science agencies were gutted in 2025, losing ~20% of their staff relative to 2024.

To kick off #NobelPrize2024 week, we looked at the data to see what type of scientist reliably scoops medals. For starters: Location matters. To give yourself the best chance of winning a Nobel, you should ideally be born in North America and stay there.

Why do human brain cells grow so slowly? With some neurons taking years to reach adulthood, researchers have been investigating what could be slowing the pace of cell development in our brains

This bacterium can survive pretty much anything…but could it have survived an asteroid impact? New research says, ‘maybe’.

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