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Rising greenhouse gases actually cool Antarctica –...
A "negative greenhouse effect" means rising concentrations of CO2 and methane have slightly cooled p...
Nanobot uses a DNA clutch to engage its engine
A tiny robot with a clutch that mimics similar mechanisms found in microorganisms could be used to t...
Lasers smaller than a human hair emit doughnut-sha...
Incredibly thin, hollow wires made from gallium and nitrogen can produce laser beams that are hollow...
Russia’s space weapon: Is it nuclear and does it p...
US officials have warned of a new international security threat – a mysterious Russian space weapon ...
Reforestation initiatives in Africa may damage gra...
Tree-planting projects in Africa may damage grasslands and savannahs by introducing too much shade. ...
Abortion medication is as safe over telehealth as ...
The largest study of telehealth abortions to date has found that the medications are just as safe an...
The right microbes on plant roots can make your te...
Changing the microbial community on the roots of tea plants can improve the flavour and nutritional ...
Inside the Brooklyn start-up making clean jet fuel...
Rethinking a century-old chemical reaction could jump-start the production of cleaner jet fuel made ...
When does a bone become a fossil?
As organic material in a bone gets replaced by minerals over time, it becomes a fossil. But that can...
Poison frogs tap-dance to rouse prey and make them...
Different species of poison frogs tap their toes when feeding to create vibrations that cause flies ...
School uniforms may prevent children from getting ...
Children who live in countries where school uniforms are the norm appear to be less active than thos...
Injections of drug-filled nanoparticles may reliev...
A drug called pazopanib is known to provide brief relief from arthritis pain – encapsulating it in n...
Dogs and horses buried with Iron Age people may ha...
A 2200-year-old burial ground in northern Italy includes people interred with dogs and horses, perha...
How your age, gender and nationality alter how you...
An emoji that represents happiness to one person may signify a different emotion to another, with th...
Blasting sluggish sperm with ultrasound waves gets...
Sperm that were immobile became active after just 20 seconds of ultrasound exposure in a lab experim...
Half of Amazon may be pushed to climate tipping po...
Satellite data suggests 47 per cent of the Amazon will experience at least one environmental stresso...
Rice containing beef cells could make a sustainabl...
Scientists have grown cow muscle cells inside grains of rice to create a new food product that could...
