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Chemistry

Old milk can be used to extract gold and other metals from e-waste

To extract valuable metals from discarded computer motherboards, researchers have developed a gold-absorbing material made from old milk

Technology

Minecraft could be the key to creating adaptable AI

abstract image of light

Physics

Einstein may be wrong about how mirrors travelling at light speed work

The Spektr-RG spacecraft, which carries the eROSITA X-ray telescope

Space

5 amazing things discovered by the eROSITA X-ray telescope

Earth

Giant magma flow in Iceland was the fastest ever recorded

hawkmoth navigating to flower

Environment

Air pollution is changing the scent of flowers and confusing insects

The team of scientists exploring the mine galleries

Earth

Huge deposit of natural hydrogen gas detected deep in Albanian mine

Health

Does Viagra ward off Alzheimer’s disease? It’s too soon to say

The new design could be used on contact lenses

Technology

Spiral scratches on contact lenses can turn them into multifocals

The second of four seamounts recently discovered by the team on Schmidt Ocean Institute

Earth

Enormous underwater mountains discovered off west coast of Americas

An ocean research vessel has just discovered four underwater mountains, the tallest almost 3 kilometres high, that might be hotspots of deep-sea life

Physics

UK nuclear fusion reactor sets new world record for energy output

Health

Exercise programme helps people with long covid, but it’s no panacea

Technology

Cyborg locusts with brain nanoparticles could act as bomb sniffers

Environment

Hottest January on record sees the world reach 1.7°C warming mark