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  1. Animals

    Which venomous snakes strike the fastest?

    Vipers have the fastest strikes, but snakes from other families can give some slower vipers stiff competition.

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  2. Quantum Physics

    Quantum ‘echoes’ reveal the potential of Google’s quantum computer

    Google says its quantum computer achieved a verifiable calculation that classic computers cannot. The work could point to future applications.

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  3. Physics

    A tiny, levitated glass sphere behaves like the hottest engine ever made

    At an effective temperature of 13 million kelvins, the jiggling glass sphere could help scientists understand physics at the microscale.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    COVID-related smell loss may last years

    Using a scratch-and-sniff test, researchers discovered that smell loss after COVID-19 may linger for more than two years.