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Category: Science
COP26: Climate summit mood is positive as first week dr...
Away from the shiny deals and leaders' speeches, negotations are underway in Glasgow on a decision text for the outcome and key ru...
COP26 news: Greta Thunberg leads protest march at Glasg...
Youth activists have played a big role in promoting the urgency of acting on climate change, and they showed up in massive numbers...
Covid-19 vaccine tested with suction technique similar ...
Studies in rats suggest a device that applies suction to the skin may make cells take up more vaccine particles and enhance the im...
Lowest level of the atmosphere getting thicker due to c...
The lowest level of the atmosphere, called the troposphere, has been growing warmer and gaining thickness at a rate of 53 metres p...
Watch first footage of Asia’s long-lost bird, the black...
The black-browed babbler had been missing for 172 years before its unexpected rediscovery last year – now we have our first footag...
Earth may have grown around a rock from an alien star s...
Interstellar objects like ‘Oumuamua might pass through our solar system in such high numbers that one could have acted as a seed a...
COP26: UK asks world leaders to recognise urgent need f...
Recognising the “urgency of action” needed to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees is on the UK COP26 presidency’s wish list for t...
Global CO2 emissions have almost returned to pre-pandem...
Global CO2 emissions fell by 5.4 per cent during 2020 because of the pandemic, but they are estimated to have risen by 4.9 per cen...
Covid-19 news: 28 million years of life lost globally t...
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scien...
Tiny region of human brain that helps regulate sleep st...
Our sleep cycles are thought to be regulated partly by the suprachiasmatic nucleus, a 2mm-wide structure in the brain that has now...
Why is Facebook ditching face recognition and will it d...
Users of the social network will have their face data deleted, Facebook's parent company Meta has announced, but it is less clear ...
Water-absorbing material inspired by plant roots could ...
Soft robots could one day be powered by a material that absorbs water to become strong and stiff, mimicking the physics of the cel...