Plant biologists have developed a genome editing method to knockout target genes in a model…
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Corporate growth still driving deforestation, CDP shows
Although progress is being made, up to US $906bn of company turnover is still tied…
Tim Peake spacecraft will arrive in UK in 2017
The UK has bought the capsule which sent Tim Peake into space and returned him…
Last winter’s flooding ‘most extreme on record’ in UK
Flooding across parts of the UK last winter was the most extreme on record, experts…
Cooling technique helps researchers ‘target’ a major component for a new collider
Researchers have recently developed a new ultra-low-friction sliding contact mechanism that uses chilled water to…
What makes your voice yours?
What are the characteristics of the way you say, “hello,” (or anything else for that…
Fast, efficient sperm tails inspire nanobiotechnology
Just like workers in a factory, enzymes can create a final product more efficiently if…
Evaluation of scientific rigor in animal research
The “reproducibility crisis” in biomedical research has led to questions about the scientific rigor in…
Alligator snapping turtle’s great escape
A huge alligator snapping turtle got stuck in a blocked drain pipe in Houston, Texas.
Names and symbols of four newly discovered elements announced
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry has approved the name and symbols for…