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• The universe: Learning about the future from the distant past
• The universe is crowded with black holes, astronomers predict
• The world's oldest farmers were insects
• Particle zoo in a quantum computer
• Wild boars and wart hogs may have an internal compass
• Service robot Floka’s big debut

The universe: Learning about the future from the distant past Posted: 22 Jun 2016 11:54 AM PDT Our universe came to life nearly 14 billion years ago in the Big Bang -- a tremendously energetic fireball from which the cosmos has been expanding ever since. Today, space is filled with hundreds of billions of galaxies, including our solar system's own galactic home, the Milky Way. But how exactly did the infant universe develop into its current state, and what does it tell us about our future?

The universe is crowded with black holes, astronomers predict Posted: 22 Jun 2016 11:49 AM PDT Astronomers have presented one of the most complete models of matter in the universe and predict hundreds of massive black hole mergers each year observable with the second generation of gravitational wave detectors.

The world's oldest farmers were insects Posted: 22 Jun 2016 11:46 AM PDT An international team of researchers has discovered the oldest fossil evidence of agriculture, not by humans, but by insects.

Particle zoo in a quantum computer Posted: 22 Jun 2016 11:46 AM PDT Physicists in Innsbruck have realized the first quantum simulation of lattice gauge theories, building a bridge between high-energy theory and atomic physics. Research teams describe how they simulated the creation of elementary particle pairs out of the vacuum by using a quantum computer.

Wild boars and wart hogs may have an internal compass Posted: 22 Jun 2016 08:47 AM PDT New research suggests for the first time that wild boars and wart hogs have an internal magnetic compass that helps them orient themselves as they forage for food and inhabit new areas.

Service robot Floka’s big debut Posted: 22 Jun 2016 07:48 AM PDT What must an intelligent apartment provide in order to make everyday life safe, healthy, and comfortable? Robotics experts have developed the service robot Floka. Floka is fitted with a new "social" robotic head that was also developed at CITEC whose facial expressions can signal happiness, worry, interest, or anger.

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