Covid-19 hit women harder than men in India, unlike most of the world
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Is sharing your smartphone PIN part of a healthy relationship?
[ad_1] Sharing smartphone access can be divisive Frazao Studio Latino/Getty Images Would you share your smartphone PIN with your partner?
A microscopic diving board can cheat the second law of thermodynamics
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Your pupils change size as you breathe
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Google creates self-replicating life from digital ‘primordial soup’
[ad_1] Snippets of self-replicating code compete for space in a virtual environment Google A self-replicating form of artificial life has
Britain saw centuries of economic growth under Roman rule
[ad_1] A hoard of Roman gold coins found below the floor of a Roman house in Corbridge, UK World History
Gaiasia jennyae: Giant salamander-like predator roamed Namibia 280 million years ago
[ad_1] A reconstruction of Gaiasia jennyae Gabriel Lio A giant, salamander-like predator that sucked its prey into its mouth, then
Time ticks faster on the moon by 57 microseconds per Earth day
[ad_1] With lunar exploration ramping up, NASA has been tasked with defining a time zone for the moon. New calculations
The last woolly mammoths on Earth died from bad luck, not inbreeding
[ad_1] An artist’s impression of the last woolly mammoth Beth Zaiken Around 10,000 years ago, a handful of woolly mammoths
Insects thrive in tiny city gardens even if plants are non-native
[ad_1] Tiny street gardens in Amsterdam can support insects Marineke Thissen/Shutterstock Tiny city gardens can be a haven for wildlife