Scientist articles
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Scientists trigger mini-earthquakes in the lab
Earthquakes and landslides are famously difficult to predict and prepare for. By studying a miniature version of the ground in the lab, scientists at the UvA Institute of Physics have demonstrated how these events can be triggered by a small external shock wave. Bring a flotation device: it involves the ground briefly turning into a liquid.
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Scientists in Japan do a bit of time travel
The universe is a gigantic place. When astronomers and astrophysicists peer out into the seemingly infinite vastness, they are able to see into our universe’s past.
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and now scientists know why some are different colours
A groundbreaking study conducted by researchers in Beijing, China has uncovered the cause of rare giant pandas that are born with brown fur - and the reason is down to genetics, not inbreeding.