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Category: Science
Material inspired by blood vessels can extract uranium ...
The oceans are a huge untapped store of uranium, which is vital for nuclear energy, and new technology could ensure a long-lasting...
Mysterious origin of Earth's water may be explained by ...
Evidence from asteroids shows that charged particles from the sun can turn dust grains into water – a process that could be useful...
Living robots made from frog cells can replicate themse...
Swarms of tiny "xenobots" can self-replicate in the lab by pushing loose cells together – the first time this form of reproduction...
Canine teeth shrank in human ancestors at least 4.5 mil...
The extra-large, dagger-like canine teeth seen in male great apes have been missing from human ancestors for at least 4.5 million ...
An ultra-hot gas giant exoplanet orbits its star once e...
The second hottest planet ever found is being pulled into its star faster than any planet we have seen before
Covid-19 news: All UK adults to be offered boosters to ...
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scien...
A pair of nearby supermassive black holes are heading f...
Two supermassive black holes have been discovered just 1600 light years apart, and they are likely to collide in about 250 million...
Covid booster shots are pushing protection to unexpecte...
Evidence suggests that vaccine booster programmes can take people’s covid-19 protection to unexpectedly high levels, but we don’t ...
Arctic may switch from snow to rain-dominated as early ...
A rain-dominated Arctic is expected to arrive up to two decades earlier than expected, and in many parts of the region it will hap...
B.1.1.529: How dangerous is the new variant found in So...
There are many open questions about the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 detected in South Africa. Here's what we know so far
NHS England to test Netflix-style subscriptions for ant...
Two drug firms will be paid up to £10 million a year for an antibiotic by NHS England, no matter how much or little of the medicin...
Probiotics may prevent bacterial infection of the blood...
Feeding mice a probiotic of harmless bacteria helps prevent harmful microbes entering the blood where they could build up and pote...