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This aerogel and some sun could make saltwater drinkable

Earth is about 71 percent water. An overwhelming 97 percent of that water is found in the oceans, leaving us with only 3 percent in...

Robotic sucker can adapt to surroundings like an actual octopus

This isn’t the first time suction cups were inspired by highly adaptive octopus suckers. Some models have used pressurized chambers meant to push against a...

Lichens can survive almost anything, and some might survive Mars

Whether anything ever lived on Mars is unknown. And the present environment, with harsh temperatures, intense radiation, and a sparse atmosphere, isn’t exactly propitious for...

The seemingly indestructible fists of the mantis shrimp can take a punch

To find out how much force a mantis shrimp’s dactyl clubs can possibly withstand, the researchers tested live shrimp by having them strike a piezoelectric...

Supermassive black hole binary emits unexpected flares

“In addition to stars, gas clouds can also be disrupted by SMBHs and their binaries,” they said in the same study. “The key difference is...

Fungi may not think, but they can communicate

Because the soil layer was so thin, most hyphae, which usually grow and spread underground by releasing spores, were easily seen, giving the researchers an...

Bizarre fish has sensory “legs” it uses for walking and tasting

Finding out what controls the formation of sensory legs meant growing sea robins from eggs. The research team observed that the legs of sea robins...

Vaporizing plastics recycles them into nothing but gas

EnlargeDerek Berwin Our planet is choking on plastics. Some of the worst offenders, which can take decades to degrade in landfills, are...

A single peptide helps starfish get rid of a limb when attacked

EnlargeHal Beral For many creatures, having a limb caught in a predator’s mouth is usually a death sentence. Not starfish, though—they can...

Meteorites give the Moon its extremely thin atmosphere

Enlarge / Artist's rendition of the LADEE mission above the lunar surface.NASA/ Dana Berry The Moon may not have much of an...

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