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Ukraine invasion: Seed bank samples destroyed in Russian bomb attack
Part of Ukraine’s national seed bank, a repository of genetic diversity, has been…
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Covid-19 news: World as vulnerable to pandemics as pre-coronavirus
By Michael Le Page, Clare Wilson, Jessica Hamzelou, Sam Wong, Graham Lawton, Adam Vaughan, Conrad Quilty-Harper,…
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Rubbing against coral seems to be a popular skin treatment in dolphins
Bottlenose dolphins appear to seek out certain corals and sponges that produce…
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Reclaimed wood: Offcuts can be chemically recycled to produce material stronger than steel
A treatment process can turn old pieces of wood into a new super-strong material…
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Tiny Möbius strip fashioned from carbon nanotube building blocks
We have always been able to make Möbius strips out of paper, but now it is possible to…
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Is DeepMind’s Gato AI really a human-level intelligence breakthrough?
By Matthew Sparkes
DeepMind’s Gato may or may not be a major breakthrough for AIDeepMind…
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Monkeypox: Could it become a pandemic? Here’s everything you need to know
By Michael Le Page
Monkeypox virus particles captured via a coloured transmission electron…
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Biodiversity: Tree plantations with diverse species grow better than monocultures
Forests can produce more timber or store more carbon if they contain a mixture of tree…
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Stem cells levitated by sound could form simple miniature organs
When researchers used sound to levitate stem cells they found that the cells formed…
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Covid-19: Vaccines for children under 5 may soon be approved in the US. What you need to know
Few countries currently have covid vaccines available for very young children. With US…
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