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Landfill is both ugly and polluting. But a new breed of technology promises to make it a thing of the past,...
I often get a rock or a twig for my birthday. It probably sounds a bit odd, but you see, we lichenologists - people who...
A fiery gene that suppresses dwarves.
What is Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), and how can we better monitor and treat it?
The acoustic qualities of a rock shelter may have been a key factor in its selection as a site for rock art and...
We have all been there. You have just sat down, perhaps on a train or in a lecture, when the person next to you sneezes...
How dinosaurs turned into modern-day birds...
Married people who work from home report feeling happier than they were before doing so,
A guide to the latest genome editing technology...
Twinges. Painful teeth. About one in 10 people suffer from dental sensitivity caused by worn enamel. But rather than...
Every time Tim sees the letter “E,” he also sees the color red...
Robert Krakow and Robbie Bennett explain how 3D printing, or additive manufacturing as is commonly known in the...
A new tool that uses molecular clues to determine what someone has eaten and a better understanding of how genes affect...
A fruit fly gene named after a gentle giant.
A multi-stage genetic process for the formation of sting cells in sea anemones could inspire a new way of delivering...
For many people who struggle to get a good night’s rest, being able to switch on and off the brain circuits that...
Why do engineers add one of the most expensive metals on Earth to their jet engines?
Flying has become a vital part of our lives. In the one hundred years since the Wright Brothers first took to the air,...
“…Throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart”, tweeted Donald...
Why almost 90% of humans are right handed is a mystery. The hypothesis presented here is that having your heart on the...
New portraits of the evolution of some of history’s deadliest pandemics have been created through analysis of thousands...
Why did 76% of species become extinct 65 million years ago...?
A master controller inspired by a computer game.
Significant palaeoenvironmental changes that occurred during the Quaternary, the most recent geological period, could...