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Microfibres that pollute the seas are floating hom...
Almost 200 species of bacteria, including one that can cause food poisoning, were found on microfibr...
Plastic 'Pac-Man' moves using water ripples
A simple device made of plastic and rubber can be controlled using ripples in water to move around o...
COP15: What to expect at the biggest biodiversity ...
After a two-year delay, the COP15 summit will convene in Montreal to hammer out an agreement to addr...
Ant pupae produce a nourishing liquid food for lar...
Several species of ant have been observed producing a liquid while in a pupal stage that is consumed...
A quantum computer has simulated a wormhole for th...
Researchers have used Google's Sycamore quantum computer to simulate a simplified wormhole for the f...
Ancient bird with a movable beak rewrites the stor...
A skull bone from 67 million years ago reveals that ancestors of modern birds had jointed beaks, not...
Star ripped up by black hole is one of the brighte...
A star orbiting a supermassive black hole at the centre of a distant galaxy was ripped apart in a ti...
The strange quantum effects of twisted, graphene-l...
Superconductivity, fractional charges and magnetic vortices are just some of the weird quantum pheno...
Alzheimer's drug lecanemab slows cognitive decline...
The drug lecanemab slowed the rate of cognitive decline among people with early Alzheimer's disease ...
An mRNA vaccine protects mice against deadly plagu...
The bacterium Yersinia pestis causes frequent outbreaks that kill people, but a new vaccine based on...
Critically endangered tiny gecko comes back from t...
The population of Union Island geckos plummeted due to growing demand from the illegal international...
Drug clears sleeping sickness parasite from the bo...
In a small trial, an experimental medicine was 100 per cent effective at ridding the parasite that c...
Mauna Loa eruption interrupts key record of atmosp...
The Mauna Loa Observatory has kept a nearly uninterrupted record of atmospheric carbon dioxide for m...
Bats and death metal singers use the same throat s...
Daubenton’s bats use false vocal folds in their throat to produce a lower frequency grunt for commun...
'Unselfish' genes that make plants cooperate could...
A simple breeding experiment can identify genetic variants that make plants grow well without impedi...
How postbiotics could boost your health and even h...
Postbiotics are the newest gut health trend promising to improve our skin, boost our strength and ev...
Gliding sensors inspired by floating seeds will bi...
A biodegradable glider based on the seeds of the Javan cucumber, which float for long distances, cou...
Boarding school rules on phones and bedtimes help ...
At one high school, students who boarded had a consistent lights-out time and no phone access in bed...
