Uganda Introduces Its First Ebola Lockdown While It Waits For Vaccines - [2022-10-20 Qb67Cg]

AI-controlled robotic laser can target and kill cockroaches:

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A laser controlled by two cameras and a small computer running an AI model can be trained to target certain types of insect

Aluminium alloy could boost spacecraft radiation shielding 100-fold:

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A new metal alloy keeps its flexibility and strength after high doses of radiation, making it potentially useful for building spacecraft or Mars colonies

The surprising evolutionary history of pumpkins and squashes:

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Shops are stocking up on pumpkins for Halloween. While I haven't always been a fan of squashes, I've been charmed by how such unlikely fruits came to spread worldwide, says Penny Sarchet

The world is full of living gold, which is more valuable than riches:

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From the jewel scarab beetle to the golden mole, the natural world brims with treasure. We must agree, at a vast, global, political level, to protect it, says Katherine Rundell

Shocking images show scale of megadrought devastation in North America:

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The megadrought in southwestern North America is the worst in more than 1000 years. These images from space reveal how much the severe dry spell is changing the landscape

Hundreds of Russia's top software developers may have left the country:

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Almost 23 per cent of developers in Russia who used the popular coding platform GitHub changed their location information or deleted their profiles between February 2021 and June 2022

Tuna use sharks as back scratchers despite risk of being eaten:

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Large fish prefer to scrape against sharks’ rough skin over members of their own species, possibly to pry off parasites

Mechanical neural network could enable smart aircraft wings that morph:

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A neural network forms the basis of many modern artificial intelligence set-ups, and now the concept has been applied to a purely mechanical calculating machine

Uganda introduces its first Ebola lockdown while it waits for vaccines:

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Officials in Uganda have introduced a 21-day lockdown in the districts Mubende and Kassanda in a bid to tackle the ongoing outbreak

Gut bacteria may reduce harmful effects of nicotine on the liver:

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Smokers with a certain bacterium in their gut that breaks down nicotine have less severe liver disease, and tests in mice suggest this microbe can prevent liver damage