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Early bird with expensive sex appeal

On the left the fossil of Yuanchuavis kompsosoura (Image: Gao Wei) and on the right an artist's depiction of the Cretaceous bird (Image: Haozhen...

Cautious excitement among physicists: New CERN data defy the Standard Model

The data cannot be explained by our current laws of nature. There is a huge particle accelerator on the French-Swiss border – underground – the...

Scientists come up with a synthetic cell that can divide

The cell – equipped with computer-designed DNA – should provide more insight into the basic processes that underlie life. Five years ago, scientists created a...

Can this hydrogen jet make aviation really go green?

The Delft students who built the plane themselves and will send it into the air this year, fervently hope so. In 2018, the Dutch transport...

We obey robots better after a tender touch

Research shows that we apparently like to be touched by robots. In fact, we are even more likely to follow their advice afterwards. What...

‘Vegan spider silk’ possible sustainable alternative to plastic

It is plant-based, sustainable, scalable and incredibly strong. And thus a promising solution to the comprehensive plastic problem. Pollution from single-use plastics is one...

Brits want to build a 50-meter-deep swimming pool for astronauts

It should be the largest and deepest swimming pool in the world that astronauts, for example, can make grateful use of in preparation for...

The world’s first 3D-printed steel bridge is now in Amsterdam

It's living science. Everyone who walks, runs or cycles across the bridge contributes to the collection of important information about the construction. It is...

Scientists discover new liquid phase in glass

"It's a new kind of material." These are the words of researcher Zahra Fakhraai. Together with her team, she discovered a liquid phase that...

Climate change is already causing physical changes to animals

Several animals already have larger beaks, legs and ears to better regulate their body temperature. But whether that also increases their chance of...

Wildfires cost more than 33,000 lives every year

Much attention has already been paid to the impact of massive fires in the Amazon, Australia and the US on animals. But their...

American trees appear to frequently extract water from rock

And they don't just do that as an emergency solution during drought. Thought you couldn't squeeze water out of rocks? Tree roots can. ...

Cheeky butterflies steal precious chemicals from young congeners

Researchers have not seen it before, but have already coined a catchy term for it: kleptopharmacophagy. Butterflies seem like such lovely, fluttering creatures. But...

Huge channels under the North Sea detailed for the first time

The canals – ten times wider than the Thames – once drained meltwater and may provide more insight into how today's glaciers will fare. We...

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