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We finally know what makes orange carrots orange
Three genes are turned off to make carrots produce high levels of alpha and beta-carotene, which mak...
Raisins and nuts dance in fizzy drinks and now we ...
Dropping raisins, nuts or other small objects in a fizzy liquid makes them dance up and down for hou...
Jet fuel made with captured CO2 and clean electric...
Several companies are beginning to scale up production of jet fuel made from captured carbon dioxide...
Distant galaxies are gobbling up an unexpected amo...
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found that the most distant galaxies are being...
Elusive Australian bat sometimes snacks on other b...
Australia’s greater broad-nosed bat was believed to mostly eat beetles and other insects, but hairs ...
Huge earthquake shook Seattle 1100 years ago and i...
Analysis of tree rings shows that two faults near Seattle, Washington ruptured at the same time or s...
Ancient baskets and shoes reveal skill of prehisto...
Well-preserved artefacts found in a Spanish cave show that advanced plant-based crafts were practise...
Having books in your Zoom background makes you see...
People come across as being more trustworthy and competent on Zoom calls if they have plants or book...
Exoskeleton suit boosts your legs to help you run ...
Runners completed a 200-metre sprint nearly 1 second faster when wearing an exoskeleton suit compare...
Thousands of animal and plant species in decline a...
Conservation organisations call for expansion of nature-friendly farming to stem the ongoing loss of...
Europe’s ‘insect apocalypse’ may mostly be driven ...
Researchers have struggled to explain the precipitous decline in central Europe’s insect populations...
Antimatter definitely doesn't fall up, physicists ...
In a blow for the hopes of antigravity machines, the first ever test of how antimatter responds to g...
Quantum engine could power devices with an ultraco...
A quantum engine that works by toggling the properties of an ultracold atom cloud could one day be u...
Ancient trilobite stuffed itself with food almost ...
A trilobite with gut contents still preserved is the first of its kind ever to be found, and shows t...
Free will: Can neuroscience reveal if your choices...
Philosophers have wrestled with the question of whether we are truly free to decide on our actions f...
Ultra-processed food isn't always unhealthy, say U...
Some food campaigners say we need to cut out all highly processed food, but now UK scientists say th...
Has the risk of getting long covid been overestima...
Studies that failed to compare rates of long covid symptoms after infection with baseline rates in t...
Therapy dogs in classrooms may improve children's ...
Children with emotional or behavioural issues in school may benefit from the presence of trained the...
