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Health & MedicineHIV-related viruses still cross species line
Various potentially dangerous strains of simian immunodeficiency virus exist in wild primates in Africa and are still being spread among people who hunt the animals for meat.
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PhysicsForce from empty space drives a machine
A novel micromachine uses quantum fluctuations of empty space to help drive its motion.
By Peter Weiss -
Infection divides two wasp species
Two tiny wasp species provide the best evidence yet that infection by Wolbachia bacteria can play a role in forming species.
By Susan Milius -
AstronomyOld stars reveal universe’s minimum age
Using a technique more precise than ever before, an international team of researchers has estimated the age of the universe to be at least 12.5