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Rice variant slashes planet-warming methane emissi...
Using traditional crossbreeding, researchers have created a new strain of rice that produces much le...
Omega-3 supplements seem to slow down biological a...
Taking a daily omega-3 supplement appears to slow down the rate of biological ageing by three months...
Why we must investigate Phobos, the solar system's...
Mars's moon Phobos is so strange that no one knows how it formed. But a forthcoming mission could so...
Most detailed survey of particles around the sun r...
More than a decade of data about the particles zipping around our sun can solve mysteries from the b...
Salamanders fill their toes with blood before each...
Wandering salamanders pump their toes full of blood before lifting their feet, a trick that may help...
Rat populations in cities are booming as the plane...
Global warming is helping rats thrive in major cities around the world, with Washington DC seeing th...
The best new science fiction books of February 202...
From contact with aliens courtesy of Adrian Tchaikovsky to the childhood writings of Octavia E. Butl...
Amazon river dolphins may send messages with aeria...
Male dolphins have been observed shooting jets of urine into the air and other dolphins seem to foll...
'Obsolete' muscle that wiggles ears actually activ...
A muscle that we thought served no purpose beyond enabling some people to wiggle their ears is actua...
Scratching an itch could help boost your immune de...
Mice that were free to scratch their itchy ears saw the number of immune cells go up and levels of i...
Supercharged hurricanes will cause more blackouts ...
Some US states may see the number of power cuts caused by hurricanes jump by 60 per cent by 2100 in ...
Creatine shows promise for treating depression
People receiving talking therapy for mild to severe depression reported greater improvements to thei...
Tree scars reveal how wildfires in centuries past ...
Burn marks left on trees show that fires occurred frequently in North America from 1750 to 1880, but...
Why it's a terrible time for RFK Jr to lead US hea...
The US Congress is expected to vote on whether to confirm Robert F Kennedy Jr to lead the nation’s p...
Building-sized asteroid has a small chance of hitt...
The asteroid is unlikely to be cause for concern, but its detection has triggered planetary defence ...
Experiment with 37 dimensions shows how strange qu...
A search for particles’ most paradoxical quantum states led researchers to construct a 37-dimensiona...
Quantum-inspired algorithm could enable better wea...
An algorithm inspired by quantum computers but used on classical machines can make weather forecasts...
How polar bears stop ice from freezing on their fu...
Indigenous peoples of the Arctic traditionally use polar bear fur for its ice-resistant properties, ...
