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‘Guano isn’t just droppings’: scientists reveal secrets of bat poo in Gorongosa national park

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'Guano isn't just droppings': scientists reveal secrets of bat poo in Gorongosa national park

AAfter huddling in a damp, cool cave, Raúl da Silva Armando Chomela is waiting for his eyes to adjust. Wearing latex gloves, a helmet fitted with a headlamp, and a mask to protect his lungs from fine particles and bacteria, the molecular biologist from the Mozambican port city of Beira peers into the shadows for … Read more

Close encounters reveal hidden secrets of power

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The Blueprint

Deep inside every atom is an unstable world of quarks and gluons – the tiny building blocks that hold everything together, from rocks to stars. For decades, physicists have been trying to understand how these particles behave, especially under extreme conditions. “We need to know how these gluons behave in these extreme conditions because gluons … Read more