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UK designer launches 30-year Christmas jumper
A UK designer launches the “30-year Christmas sweatshirt” to question the ethics of the “fast…
Space cucumbers reveal secrets of plant survival
Researchers have examined cucumber seedlings germinated under the very weak gravity – or microgravity –…
Hack-proofing our devices
A researcher is building better safeguards into the everyday technologies of radio-frequency identification (RFID) and…
Close friendships between children can influence responses to fear
Close friends may influence how school-aged children think about danger, new research has concluded.
Arctic heatwave could break records
Temperatures at the North Pole could be up to 20 degrees higher than average this…
Piers Sellers: UK-born astronaut dies aged 61
British-born astronaut Piers Sellers has died of pancreatic cancer, aged 61, Nasa says.
Jujube genome study sheds light on fruit tree’s domestication
Researchers have sequenced the genome of the dry jujube. They identified the genomic region that…
Genes Nardilysin, OGDHL linked to human neurological conditions
The gene, OGDHL, a key protein required for normal function of the mitochondria — the…
Burning more fat, less glucose could lead to diabetes, mouse models indicate
Making muscles burn more fat and less glucose can increase exercise endurance, but could simultaneously…