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Microbes

Meet some of the microbes that give cheeses flavor

Knowing which genus of bacteria is responsible for which flavor could open the door to new types of cheese.

Earth

Indigenous people may have created the Amazon’s ‘dark earth’ on purpose

Modern Amazonians make nutrient-rich soil from ash, food scraps and burns. The soil strongly resembles ancient dark soils found in the region.

Animals

Jumping beans’ random strategy always leads to shade — eventually

Jumping beans use randomness to maximize their chances of getting out of the sun’s heat, a new study finds.

Physics

We could get messages back from spacecraft sent through a wormhole

A simulation of a probe sent to the other side of a wormhole shows it could send speedy messages back before the hole closes and the probe is lost.