Supermassive black holes may provide a nursery for mini ones to grow
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The supermassive black holes at the centres of galaxies may capture smaller black holes. Not only does this prove a place for the small black holes to grow, it also makes the supermassive ones look even bigger and brighter ..read more
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Birthplace of red asteroid Kamo‘oalewa pinned to specific moon crater
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The redness of asteroid 469219 Kamo‘oalewa marks it out as probably originating on the moon, and now we might know the exact impact crater it was launched from ..read more
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Rat neuron injection lets mice that can’t smell sniff out cookies
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Mice that had been genetically modified to lack the ability to smell could sniff out hidden cookies when sensory neurons from rats were grown in their brains ..read more
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Modern rose hybrids have a worrying lack of genetic diversity
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Intensive breeding since the 19th century has created thousands of varieties of rose, but a reduction in genetic diversity could leave them vulnerable to diseases and climate change ..read more
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Why curbing chatbots' worst exploits is a game of whack-a-mole
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AI companies are trying to impose safety measures on their chatbots, while researchers are finding ways around them all the time. Where will this end, asks Alex Wilkins ..read more
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Brain activity seems to be more complex in baby girls than boys
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When fetuses and babies were exposed to sound stimuli, their brains' subsequent electrical activity appeared to be more complicated in the females than the males ..read more
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India’s healthcare system falls short despite Modi’s improvements
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More than 1.4 billion people live in India, giving its healthcare system a major role in planetary well-being. In the past 10 years, prime minister Narendra Modi has worked to improve India's healthcare, but there is still much work to be done ..read more
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Why we need to modernise our emotional relationship with cancer
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Cancer has been one of the world's most feared diseases for decades. But this "cancerphobia" no longer matches the evidence and is doing great harm, argues David Ropeik ..read more
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The next frontier of forensic science: blood splatter in microgravity?
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Feedback is pleased to see that researchers are looking into the urgent issue of which angle blood might travel at following a violent act in space ..read more
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Can India build a world-leading computer chip industry from scratch?
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India currently has a fairly small chip-manufacturing industry, but prime minister Narendra Modi wants the country to become a dominant player in the sector in just a few years ..read more
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