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Could Dark Matter Lie Beyond The Portal?
A dark axion portal could link the observable Universe to dark matter, which occupies 70 percent of the Universe but remains poorly understood.
High Pressure Makes Super-Hard Ceramic Transparent
Windows made of cubic silicon nitride can withstand temperatures of up to 1,400 degrees Celsius.
Damsel In Distress: Insect Courtship Trapped In 100-Million-Year-Old Amber
To introduce themselves to females, prehistoric male damselflies waved their hindlegs.
New Tree-Climbing Crab Found In Hong Kong
In the eastern coast of Hong Kong, a previously unknown crab species that can climb trees is lurking.
Making Mulch Ado Of Ant Hills
Ants, which account for half of all insect biomass in the world, are beneficial to agriculture in more ways than one.
Female Chickens Need Male Hormones To Develop Ovaries
Male hormones turn out to be more important for developing ovaries than testes, at least in chickens.
Four Legged-Robot Spontaneously Changes Gait
Researchers in Japan have designed a robot that uses decentralized control to change from walking to trotting and galloping.
World’s First Coal-To-Ethanol Plant Up And Running In China
The plant built by the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics has the capacity produce 100,000 metric tons of ethanol per year.
A Glimpse Into The Earliest Genetic Mutations Of Human Life
Every time a cell in the early embryo divides, three mutations creep in; a rate much higher than previously thought.
