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14 September 2017
Human population, agriculture, tourism and trade are moving microbes around the world at unprecedented levels, scientists are warning. Human population now tops 7.5 billion people, and, combined...
07 October 2016
How cells recycle their waste, the mechanics of superconductivity and the crafting of nano-scale motors were...
07 October 2016
Scientists have successfully extracted proteins preserved for nearly 4 million years in ostrich eggshells.
07 October 2016
New research suggests that living forever is off the cards
30 September 2016
Bees can get emotional just like humans, a new study has shown...
30 September 2016
A fat formerly condemned for its association with heart attacks turns out to be powerfully protective against arterial...
27 September 2016
Sonic holograms that shape sound waves into complex patterns to manipulate tiny objects, have been developed by...
23 September 2016
A genetic test that can highlight heart attack risk decades before it happens has been unveiled by an international...
16 September 2016
Using brain implants, a pair of monkeys have reproduced some of Shakespeare's work to break a speed record for...
16 September 2016
A new concept in energy storage based on water and capable of soaking up power from solar cells has been developed by...
09 September 2016
Giraffe have long been assumed to be a single species. However, a new genetic study argues that there are in fact four...
02 September 2016
The dwarf planet Ceres spills its secrets with a series of six studies published today in the journal Science.
26 August 2016
Rigid robots step aside — the octopus-shaped soft equivalent, “octobot” is wiggling around.
26 August 2016
A new technique that makes whole rats see-through allows scientists to image intact organs, offering a bigger picture...
25 August 2016
Researchers think they may have found a "coffee gene".
25 August 2016
Growing human noroviruses in the lab.
25 August 2016
How lobsters eat poisonous jellyfish without getting stung.
19 August 2016
Birds serenade their incubating eggs to control how their offspring will handle heat.
18 August 2016
Empathy may make us learn faster when it comes to helping others, new research suggests.
18 August 2016
Many people complain that going on holiday caused them to catch a cold, and now we may know why!
12 August 2016
A plant virus spread by aphids renders tomato plants irresistible to bumblebees, which rush in to pollinate them, a...
12 August 2016
Living 500 years or more, a species of shark has swum away with the medal for world's longest-lived vertebrate...
12 August 2016
A new chemical has been developed to treat parasitic infections responsible for three deadly tropical diseases.
12 August 2016
A compound from fruit has been found to dissolve painful kidney stones.
05 August 2016
Three new vaccines for Zika virus have been tested successfully in monkeys, and human trials are imminent, US...