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Glycaemic index is a poor predictor of how foods raise blood sugar
on June 25, 2022 at 7:00 am
A study of people with prediabetes shows that the same foods affect blood sugar levels very differently. The findings add to a growing body of evidence […]
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Chimpanzees hunt for fruit in video game to test navigation skills
on June 24, 2022 at 7:00 pm
Testing how chimpanzees navigate in virtual environments could help researchers understand why they prefer certain routes in the wild over others
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Was warfare responsible for the origin of complex civilisation?
on June 24, 2022 at 7:00 pm
An effort to track global changes in human society over the past 10,000 years concludes that warfare drove an increase in social complexity – but others are […]
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You're more likely to become friends with someone who smells like you
on June 24, 2022 at 7:00 pm
We subconsciously sniff people when we first meet them and are more likely to become friends with those who have similar body odours to our own
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AI-powered robot learned to make letters out of Play-Doh on its own
on June 24, 2022 at 5:54 pm
A robot that learned to manipulate clay to make letters of the alphabet without any training could one day make dumplings for you
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Antibubbles have been made to last a record-breaking 13 hours
on June 24, 2022 at 4:36 pm
Shaking antibubbles – droplets of liquid encased in a thin layer of air – prevents them from popping for several hours. These could be used in chemical […]
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Hummingbirds may be the world’s most colourful birds
on June 24, 2022 at 4:10 pm
A study of 116 species of hummingbird suggests the group is collectively more colourful than any other type of bird
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How can the global monkeypox outbreak be controlled?
on June 24, 2022 at 4:03 pm
With the number of confirmed cases exceeding 3500, the World Health Organization's emergency committee may declare it a public health emergency of […]
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UK minister says EU is ‘weaponising science’ in Brexit deal row
on June 24, 2022 at 3:07 pm
The UK is making plans to launch its own science funding programme in September, science minister George Freeman tells New Scientist, if the EU refuses access […]
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Amazon reviews saying candles are scentless may signal covid-19 cases
on June 24, 2022 at 12:22 pm
A loss of smell is a key covid-19 symptom, with researchers finding a link between increasing coronavirus cases in the US and Amazon reviews complaining a […]
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Reddit moderators do $3.4 million worth of unpaid work each year
on June 24, 2022 at 9:00 am
Volunteers who maintain the standard of content on Reddit’s forums do 466 hours of work every day – labour that would cost 2.8 per cent of the firm’s […]
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UK's largest carbon capture project will turn CO2 into baking soda
on June 24, 2022 at 12:01 am
Tata Chemicals Europe plant at Northwich will eventually capture 40,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year for use in making sodium biocarbonate
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75 per cent of the world's top websites allow bad passwords
on June 23, 2022 at 8:00 pm
An analysis of 120 of the world's top-ranked English-language websites has found that many of them allow weak passwords, including those that can be easily […]
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Largest known bacteria in the world are visible to the naked eye
on June 23, 2022 at 7:00 pm
Most bacteria are just 2 micrometres long, but Thiomargarita magnifica is thousands of times bigger, and is unusually complex
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Some turtles that live longer have a lower chance of dying each year
on June 23, 2022 at 7:00 pm
In zoos and aquariums, some species of turtles and tortoises have a lower rate of ageing as they grow older
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We must accept we won’t meet 1.5°C climate target, says report
on June 23, 2022 at 7:00 pm
Social, political and technology inertia mean the Paris Agreement’s temperature target is likely to be missed
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Polio: Should we be worried about virus found in London sewage?
on June 23, 2022 at 5:33 pm
Poliovirus has been detected in London sewage samples, but no human cases have been reported so far
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UK wants to send a spacecraft to grab two dead satellites from space
on June 23, 2022 at 5:05 pm
The UK is putting £5 million towards a mission to remove two dead satellites from space by burning them up in Earth’s atmosphere
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Small robots can't move by themselves but slide when they team up
on June 23, 2022 at 4:30 pm
Little robots shaped like staples called "smarticles" can't move around on their own, but researchers have now found that they can randomly form structures […]
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Parasitic wasps released in orchards to control crop-eating stink bug
on June 23, 2022 at 12:04 pm
A trial in Italy deployed a native wasp that lays eggs inside the eggs of the brown marmorated stink bug, an invasive pest that feeds on apples and other crops
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Light delayed by seven years as it is bent around a galaxy cluster
on June 23, 2022 at 9:00 am
The light from a quasar was delayed by about 2458 days as the path it is travelling to us has been bent by the gravity from a cluster of galaxies
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Alan Turing
on June 23, 2022 at 9:00 am
Alan Turing was one of the most influential British figures of the 20th century and often considered the father of modern computer science.
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Megalodon may have been higher up the food chain than any modern shark
on June 22, 2022 at 7:00 pm
Megatooth sharks, including megalodon, seem to have had the highest position in food webs ever occupied by marine predators
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Sleep apnoea symptoms in post-menopausal women linked to low oestrogen
on June 22, 2022 at 7:00 pm
Reduced levels of oestrogen and progesterone seem to be what makes post-menopausal women more likely to have symptoms of sleep apnoea, including snoring, […]
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The Facemaker review: A powerful portrait of plastic surgery's pioneer
on June 22, 2022 at 6:00 pm
Lindsey Fitzharris's biography of Harold Gillies, who became the world's pre-eminent specialist in plastic surgery during the first world war, depicts a […]