Animal motion-capture studio tracks bird flocks and insect swarms
A barn rigged with dozens of cameras and sensors could help scientists better understand the group dynamics and flight patterns of flocks of birds and
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Clever design makes sticky tape that’s strong but easily removed
A ‘shocklingly simple’ design based on kirigami, the Japanese art of paper cutting, makes sticky tape 60 times stronger, but easy to peel off in one d
GPS could predict earthquakes two hours ahead, but there’s a catch
An analysis of GPS data has revealed a slow and otherwise undetectable slip of tectonic plates that begins two hours before an earthquake – but detect
Giving birth aged 23 to 32 cuts risk of some congenital conditions
A baby’s chance of having certain medical issues, collectively known as non-chromosomal anomalies, is higher either side of a window of optimum matern