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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.

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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Guess what? Mitochondria are weirder than we thought

Guess what? Mitochondria are weirder than we thought

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These are ten people who helped shape science in 2024 🕰️ Father time 🪙 Fair pay champion 🌕️ Moon-rock guardian 📜 Fraud buster 🥼 Daring doctor 🌍️ Nation builder 🦠 Virus hunter 🌦️ Climate crusader ☀️ AI weather sleuth 🌌 Cosmic ranger Read more:

These are ten people who helped shape science in 2024 🕰️ Father time 🪙 Fair pay champion 🌕️ Moon-rock guardian 📜 Fraud buster 🥼 Daring doctor 🌍️ Nation builder 🦠 Virus hunter 🌦️ Climate crusader ☀️ AI weather sleuth 🌌 Cosmic ranger Read more:

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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:

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:

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

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

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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?

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 transition to cleaner forms of energy are not happening fast enough to avoid dangerous climate change Read the full story:

The transition to cleaner forms of energy are not happening fast enough to avoid dangerous climate change Read the full story:

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How would a starfish wear trousers? ⭐️👖 Science has an answer

How would a starfish wear trousers? ⭐️👖 Science has an answer

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We've been publishing science for 156 years. We're finally on TikTok (yes, really). Head over to to see what we've been up to, starting with: zombie cells that can return from the dead 🦠👀

We've been publishing science for 156 years. We're finally on TikTok (yes, really). Head over to to see what we've been up to, starting with: zombie cells that can return from the dead 🦠👀

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

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

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This robot hand detaches and walks by itself

This robot hand detaches and walks by itself

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The bees that can learn like humans 🐝

The bees that can learn like humans 🐝

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

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

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Building a heart atlas: researchers map organ in stunning detail

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

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Why did these researchers stick a rubber duck to a rock?

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Confused about how much protein you should be eating? Here’s what the science says.

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How to win a Nobel Prize

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This octopus-camouflage inspired polymer can change colour and texture.

This octopus-camouflage inspired polymer can change colour and texture.

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