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Category: Science
Tomato is first CRISPR-edited food to go on sale in the...
A tomato with higher levels of a nutrient linked to reduced stress can now be bought in Japan – it is the first CRISPR-edited food...
USB-C chargers: Will EU law cut down on e-waste or just...
The European Union wants all smartphones and other portable devices to use USB-C chargers, but Apple says such a law would stifle ...
How can we prevent and reduce food waste?
Around one third of all food produced globally goes to waste, the vast majority being thrown into landfill sites where it is left ...
Birds flocked to North American cities during covid-19 ...
Dozens of bird species became more abundant in 93 urban centres across the US and Canada when covid-19 restrictions cut noise and ...
Dinosaurs may have waggled their tails to help walk mor...
A computer reconstruction of a small two-legged dinosaur suggests it ran more efficiently if it waggled its tail from side to side...
Hyenas make faces at each other when they want to play-...
Hyenas play-fight with other members of their clan, and they have a clear way to let each other know the fight isn’t serious: they...
Covid-19 news: US approves booster vaccines for over-65...
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scien...
Alok Sharma: COP26 is for ordinary people, not just cli...
Alok Sharma, president of the Glasgow COP26 climate summit due to start in November, says “ordinary people” now understand the nee...
Quantum supremacy has been achieved by a more complex q...
A quantum computer made by researchers in China has outperformed classical computers, achieving what is known as quantum supremacy...
SpaceX’s Inspiration4 marks a shift towards privacy for...
The Inspiration4 mission was the first orbital space flight to carry only private passengers and was mostly not broadcast publicly...
La Palma volcano eruption: Warning signs may have been ...
Over the past decade, minuscule land movements and strange chemical signals may have been clues that the Cumbre Vieja volcano on L...
Melbourne rocked by Victoria's biggest earthquake on re...
A record magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck in a remote part of Victoria, Australia, on 22 September, damaging buildings in Melbourne...