astrobiology
Origin of life insight: peptides can form without amino acids
Astronomers expand cosmic 'cheat sheet' in hunt for life
I suppose it's about classifying exoplanets, but the summary wasn't any clearer than the title.
ecology
Caterpillars turn anti-predator defense against sticky toxic plants
zoology
Secrets of a sex-changing fish revealed
and another PR on the same paper, this time with a video.
A distinctive male (top left) defends a group of females (yellow), one of which will eventually change sex to replace him.
Credit: Kevin Bryant
Unprecedented display of concern towards unknown monkey offers hope for endangered species
climate change
Researchers discover ice is sliding toward edges off Greenland Ice Sheet
sustainability
20 overlooked benefits of distributed solar energy
robots
Robot-ants that can jump, communicate with each other and work together
quantum information technology
Puzzling on a quantum chessboard
"Physicists at the University of Innsbruck are proposing a new model that could demonstrate the supremacy of quantum computers over classical supercomputers in solving optimization problems. In a recent paper, they demonstrate that just a few quantum particles would be sufficient to solve the mathematically difficult N-queens problem in chess even for large chess boards."
Quantum sensor breakthrough using naturally occurring vibrations in artificial atoms
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from the news media:
Falcon has landed: Japan's Hayabusa2 probe touches down on asteroid
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