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14 February 2020
New research finds 80% of climate warming due to contrails comes from 2% of flights.
13 February 2020
What helps a zoo pull in the punters?
30 January 2020
Can running for 15 minutes a day help improve the health of children?
25 January 2020
Manufacturers claim they've cut down release of this gas, but do the data agree?
03 January 2020
Hate cleaning? Wish things just wouldn’t get dirty? Technology to the rescue...
17 December 2019
DNA stores our biological blueprint, and it can now store the blueprint of common objects too...
16 December 2019
Poor living conditions is linked to depression in men, and anxiety in women...
30 November 2019
Destabilising addiction memories turns out to be a surprisingly effective long-term treatment for alcoholism...
29 November 2019
If you find it difficult to change your diet, look at what these bacteria did…
28 November 2019
Tiny micropolymers can preserve key nutrients in food supplements...
23 November 2019
The genetic changes that protect ash trees against ash dieback disease have been uncovered by UK scientists...
19 November 2019
This interactive display uses sound to produce 3D video and audio...
15 November 2019
In every generation there is about a 1% chance of a child’s father not actually being the mother’s husband...
12 November 2019
Sunlight can be harnessed with a new catalyst to turn CO2 back into a carbon neutral fuel
10 November 2019
Enjoyment of pop songs is down to the uncertainty and surprise created by certain chords...
07 November 2019
Being called a bird brain might not be such a bad thing…
02 November 2019
Measles erases the immune system's memory of past infections, two new studies revealed this week...
01 November 2019
Engineers claim to have developed a battery technology for super-quick charging of electric vehicles…
01 November 2019
After decades, researchers have discovered how measles erases our immune system’s memory of past infections...
30 October 2019
Ditching a raft of genes helped marine mammals to adapt to life afloat...
26 October 2019
Global wildlife trade affects whole groups of species, with up to 3,000 more species predicted to be affected.
25 October 2019
How analysing books can help policy making.
18 October 2019
Twisting and untwisting fibres could become the mechanism for more environmentally friendly fridges...
02 October 2019
A small study found that exercise reduced the brain shrinkage rate in people at risk of Alzheimer's disease.