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Coral reefs are contaminated with plastic from fis...
Plastic was found at nearly all of the 84 coral reefs studied across the Pacific, Atlantic and India...
Quantum twist on common computer algorithm promise...
Quantum computers have been shown to solve some problems faster than ordinary computers, but so far ...
Life’s hidden laws: The arcane rules of evolution ...
A handful of “rules” govern how evolution shapes life on Earth, from island gigantism to colours shi...
Microplastics found in the soil on farms used to g...
Plastic is commonly used on farms in irrigation pipes or sheets to cover crops, but can reduce soil ...
JWST celebrates first year of science with awesome...
After a year of producing incredible imagery, the James Webb Space Telescope team has released a pic...
Birds from two different species raise chicks toge...
A pair of common redstarts and a pair of black redstarts were seen brooding in the same nest in Ital...
Do psychedelics treat chronic pain or is it the pl...
Preliminary studies show that psilocybin, a compound in magic mushrooms, reduces pain in people with...
Discovery of wrinkle-causing molecules could lead ...
Researchers have identified hundreds of potential biomarkers that may be involved in the physical si...
The 8 most dazzling images from JWST’s first year ...
The James Webb Telescope revealed its first images of deep space on July 12 2022 – here’s a look bac...
Some sea snakes have re-evolved the ability to see...
Most snakes can see a limited range of colours, but the blue-banded sea snake has regained genes los...
Early humans made jewellery from giant sloth bones...
The bones were shaped by people using stone tools before they were fossilised, adding new evidence f...
Canadian lake selected as site to mark the start o...
Geologists hoping to declare a new epoch dominated by humanity’s influence on Earth have chosen Craw...
Decade-long struggle over maths proof could be dec...
Mathematician Shinichi Mochizuki's Inter-universal Teichmüller theory has attracted controversy sinc...
Birds are using anti-bird spikes to make their nes...
Magpies and crows have been seen making nests using spikes placed on buildings to deter birds from n...
Carbon tax on luxuries is fairer way to cut emissi...
Instead of a uniform tax on carbon emissions, countries should apply higher taxes to luxury products...
Blanket for electric cars helps preserve battery p...
The lithium-ion batteries found in electric cars work best when kept within a certain temperature ra...
Beyond Wegovy: Could the next wave of weight-loss ...
Wegovy and Ozempic have made headlines, but a new wave of more effective drugs like Mounjaro have th...
People who microdose LSD sleep an extra 24 minutes...
Taking small amounts of the psychedelic substance LSD led to people sleeping for longer than when th...
