The herbicide glyphosate is helping farmers adopt more environmentally friendly practices, and resistant weeds will make this transition more difficult, experts say ​The herbicide glyphosate is helping farmers adopt more environmentally friendly practices, and resistant weeds will make this transition more difficult, experts say The herbicide glyphosate is helping farmers adopt more environmentally friendly practices, and …

Glyphosate-resistant weeds have evolved in the UK for the first time Read More »

Insulin-producing cells injected into a man with type 1 diabetes have survived for a month so far without the need for immune suppression ​Insulin-producing cells injected into a man with type 1 diabetes have survived for a month so far without the need for immune suppression Insulin-producing cells injected into a man with type 1 diabetes …

Gene-edited cells that evade rejection show promise in type 1 diabetes Read More »

The microscope cost less than £50 to build using an open-source design and a common 3D printer ​The microscope cost less than £50 to build using an open-source design and a common 3D printer The microscope cost less than £50 to build using an open-source design and a common 3D printer 

The classic Italian cacio e pepe pasta is notoriously tricky to get right, but physicists have come up with a trick to achieve a perfectly smooth cheese sauce ​The classic Italian cacio e pepe pasta is notoriously tricky to get right, but physicists have come up with a trick to achieve a perfectly smooth cheese …

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Scientists warn efforts to limit the long-term temperature rise to 1.5°C will fail as data confirms 2024 was the hottest year in human history ​Scientists warn efforts to limit the long-term temperature rise to 1.5°C will fail as data confirms 2024 was the hottest year in human history Scientists warn efforts to limit the long-term temperature rise to 1.5°C will fail as …

2024 confirmed as first year to breach 1.5°C warming limit Read More »

Earthquakes that occurred near an oil extraction site in Surrey, UK, in 2018 and 2019 had been put down to coincidence, but a new analysis with an updated look at the geology of the area suggests the seismic events may indeed have been linked to drilling ​Earthquakes that occurred near an oil extraction site in …

Oil extraction may have triggered over 100 earthquakes in the UK Read More »

The first known death from a bird flu virus in the US has sparked fears about another pandemic, yet the overall risk to the general public still remains low ​The first known death from a bird flu virus in the US has sparked fears about another pandemic, yet the overall risk to the general public …

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After months of delay, the cool La Niña climate pattern has emerged in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, which increases the risk of drought in parts of the Americas ​After months of delay, the cool La Niña climate pattern has emerged in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, which increases the risk of drought in parts …

La Niña is finally here but it won’t stay for long Read More »

It turns out that the cartilage inside your ears and nose is different from that found elsewhere in the body, with a fatty structure that makes it look like bubble wrap, and this long-overlooked tissue could prove useful in certain surgeries ​It turns out that the cartilage inside your ears and nose is different from …

Your ears and nose are made from tissue that looks like bubble wrap Read More »